Bikila Tesfaye

This study was conducted among the Tembaro people, who are one of the Special woredas in the central Ethiopia. It was designed as a qualitative exploratory study. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews with 20 community elders, 8 key informant interviews from various offices (3 from the court office, 3 from the police office, and 2 from the culture and tourism office), and 3 focus group discussions (FGDs). Data analysis involved transcribing, categorizing, coding, and thematizing the information into meaningful units. The study identified several causes of family conflict in the area, including property ownership, inheritance issues, marriage disputes, theft, alcohol addiction, verbal insults, violence against women, disagreements during mourning ceremonies, and murder. Various indigenous institutions are involved in resolving conflicts among the Tembaro people, including Lemalla Molla, Lahi Womma, Balee Womma, Baddi Woma, and Rider.

Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls is a pervasive phenomenon in the refugee camp of this article site. The tools of data collection that the researcher used were in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. The focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted by respecting the rule to prevent the spread of COVID-19, facilitating participants to use face masks and sanitizer. In the focus group discussion, 7 women participated. Additionally, in a separate focus group discussion, 7 male refugees participated, totaling 14 respondents for the FGDs. Moreover, in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 women and girls. The findings of this article identified four areas of violence against women and girls, such as physical, sexual, economic, and socio-cultural violence. This article also verified as women and girls are forced to marry against their will, affecting them psychologically, socially, and economically in refugee camps, and they are forced to marry the clan of their dead husbands, making them vulnerable to GBV. Keywords: Gender-Based Violence, Women, Refugee camp, women right.