The Rights of Minority Nationalities Under State Constitutions

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the rights of Minority Nationalities under state constitutions in the case of Amhara Regional constitution. Hence, a qualitative research approach focusing on phenomenological design was employed. Participants of the study were twenty. They were selected through purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used to collect data for the study. An adapted five-stage data analysis model was also used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that some minorities living in the region did not have a legitimate political representation in the regional government. Lack of government’s responsiveness and lack of commitment were the main challenges that intervene in the process of implementing the constitutional rights given for the minorities. Towards the end of this article, the implications of these findings for implementing the constitutional provisions of the minority rights, and establishing an institution has been highlighted