“They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us” How Indefinite Conscription Restricts Young People’s Rights: Access to Education in…
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Tag: Conscription
BBC: Testimonies from SAWA conscripts – what indefinite National Service really means in Eritrea
First hand testimonies from young Eritreans.
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Eritrea’s Capital Is Lovely. But Scratch the Surface and You’ll Find a Terrifying Reality
Source: Haaretz “To break into the expected circle of silence, I’d been in contact earlier with representatives of the Eritrean…
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Eritrea: Round-ups increase as youths refuse to go to national service
Source: BBC Tigrinya Service A new wave of round-ups of youth, so called ‘Giffas’, is under way in Eritrea. The…
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Eritrea should permit access to United Nations Special Rapporteur – Human Rights Watch
There has been little evidence that oppression in Eritrea has subsided, other than that Eritreans now find it easier to…
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Eritrean government suggests smaller army, reform to conscription
Eritrea May Alter Army Draft That Forced Thousands to Europe By Nizar Manek Source: Bloomberg, 3 September 2018 End of…
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Eritrea “has slashed conscription.” Or has it?
The article below, published in the Conversation, suggests that Eritrea has ‘slashed’ its conscription. But is this true? I can…
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Peace Deal Offers Hope for Reform – Human Rights Watch
Eritrea Should Halt Indefinite Conscription Maria Burnett Director, East Africa and the Horn@MariaHRWAfrica Eritrea and Ethiopia resumed diplomatic and commercial…
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