Abstract:
This thesis examines rural land right of persons with disabilities under Ethiopian land laws from
the view point of principles of land law, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
and human rights. It used qualitative research method using relevant literature, rural land laws
and policy, FDRE Constitution, human rights instruments, interview with experts and personal
observation of the researcher.
The thesis found that the current rural land rights of persons with disabilities is one of neglected
issue and Ethiopian Rural Land Law is incompatible with principles of land law, Convention on
the Rights of persons with Disabilities and international human rights instruments. To resolve
this complicated problem, the Ethiopian land policy and land laws starting from Federal
Constitution to Regional States land laws should be reviewed to make them compatible with
CRPD. Regional States should abolish restrictive and discriminatory practices that violate the
rural land rights of PWDS. CSOs and associations of PWDs should also Struggle to include the
land right of PWDs in drafted comprehensive disability law. ,
