Ethnic Politics and Violation of Basic Civil Rights of Amharas in Benishangul Gumuz Regional State of the Post 1991 Ethiopia: Actors, Causes, Consequences, and Challenges

Abstract Ethnic politics, conceptually, entails the political orientation of employing ethnicity as a means cooperation and conflict. Based on this concept, study was aimed to examine actors, causes consequences violation plus challenges in preserving civil rights Amharas Benishangul Gumuz Regional State ( bgrs ) post 1991 Ethiopia. It applied qualitative research approach. Accordingly, found that major actors are ‘titular’ nationalities, public officials, police force agricultural investors . The for violations ethnic attacks evictions. These maltreatments brought consequence eroding their sense citizenship potential development. protection problems controlling rulers exclusionary constitution. Thus, it concluded have no guarantee requires immediate solution.