TRAINING ON Understanding and Implementing Indigenous Justice Principle and integrating Customary Conflict Resolution Mechanism with Modern Justice System
The training entitled: “Understanding and Implementing Indigenous Justice Principle and Integrating Customary Conflict Resolution Mechanism with Modern Justice System” prepared in collaboration with Indigenous Knowledge Coordination Office, College of Law, east Hararghe High Court and Maya city. Training focused on capacity building for elders of customary court of east Hararghe was given from May 5-8, 2025.
For this training, all 22 woredas and two administrative cities (Babile and Dadar) in the zone were grouped into three clusters as well as three sub-cities of Maya city Haramaya, Awaday, and Adele as shown in the following picture. As a result, 250 representative elders from east Hararghe and 100 from Maya city attended the sessions.
The first main point of the training focuses on, understanding and implementing the Indigenous Justice Principle which involves recognizing and respecting indigenous communities’ unique cultural values, traditional norms, and conflict resolution practices.
The second main point of the training was about Integrating customary conflict resolution mechanisms with the modern justice system entails.
- generally, the major aim of the training was giving capacity building to the elders of customary court to strange indigenous practice and enhance indigenous conflict resolution mechanism within Hararghe society
