A key part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s effort to promote the development of civil society is a new law, proclamation 1113/2019, which significantly expands the allowed activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) – especially in comparison to the earlier 2009 law. We examine the genesis of the new law, which was promulgated after the wave of protests in 2016–2019, as well as its impact on the ability of CSOs to work on advocacy of human rights and democracy promotion. The article concludes with an assessment of the new law’s role in the possible expansion of the development of CSOs in the country.

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建设公民社会？对埃塞俄比亚新公民社会法及其促进民主的承诺的评估

埃塞俄比亚总理阿比·艾哈迈德 (Abiy Ahmed) 努力促进公民社会发展的一个关键部分是一项新法律，即第 1113/2019 号公告，该法律显着扩大了公民社会组织 (CSO) 的活动范围——尤其是与 2009 年早些时候的法律相比。我们研究了在 2016-2019 年抗议浪潮之后颁布的新法律的起源，以及它对公民社会组织倡导人权和促进民主的能力的影响。文章最后评估了新法律在可能扩大该国公民社会组织发展方面的作用。