Abstract

People with disabilities face physical and attitudinal barriers to participating in a socioeconomic and cultural activities like education, health, Trade, and other development processes in general. Combined with other extra problem in society other disability makes them more vulnerable to poverty, which is a more socioeconomic and cultural problem. In Ethiopia most classes of the population live in absolute poverty and the socio-economic rights of many people are in a very worst situation. To improve that, even if there is some policy change and different programs the due attention is not given more to people living with a disability. This study by some means aimed to show the inconsistent practice of Ethiopian laws and policies on the socioeconomic and cultural rights of people with a disability with international human rights instruments like The UN Charter, ICESCR, CRPD, The optional protocol, and The African charter of Human rights. Article 5 of the CRPD provides the principles of equality and non-discrimination of PWD. This term paper also affirms the committee concluding observation on the Ethiopian report in July 2016 based on that the paper show whether the current legislative measure in Ethiopia to realize the rights to equality of person with disabilities are compliant with international Human rights law or not additionally the paper focus on Art 41(5) of the FDRE constitution which specifically address the duty of the government to fulfill minimum core rights of some vulnerable group including PWD. And at the end as a possible solution to promote the socio-economic and cultural rights of persons with disabilities, reviewing the state policies and programs are very important in addition to access justice to make accountable the government where there is violation.

Keywords: Disabilities, Legislative measures, Absolute poverty, Socioeconomic and Cultural rights