Source: Defend Defencers 17 May 2019 In a paper released today, DefendDefenders calls on the UN Human Rights Council to…
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UN Human Rights Committee’s Concluding observations on Eritrea
Note: this report follows the failure of Eritrea to submit a report Principle finding: The State party should, as a…
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US confirms raising human rights in Eritrea, but what of imprisoned US citizens?
After the visit to Eritrea by the USA’s top Africa diplomat, Tibor Nagy, question have continued about what was discussed…
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US Congress Committee Chairs call for Secretary Pompeo to Press for Human Rights in Eritrea
Co-Chairs Ask Secretary Pompeo to Press for Human Rights in Eritrea Nov 19, 2018 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Randy…
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Catholic priest to President Isaias – respect the people, introduce the rule of law
“What we wish for, as we have witnessed (in Ethiopia), is for real and comprehensive change to take place in…
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How Eritrean maintains control over its exiles
It is clear that the Eritrean state does not end at the borders of Eritrea. For years it has exercised…
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Germany infuriates Eritrean regime by accusing it of “major human rights violations”
The German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, has spelled out his country’s disappointment with the failure of Eritrea to match Ethiopia’s…
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Sheila Keetharuth – special rapporteur – presents her Human Rights report on Eritrea to UN
This is the final report she will make to the UN before being replaced by her successor. How little has…
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“We were tortured in Eritrea” – the claim of Tigrayan former rebels
Members of the Tigrai People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) – known as “Demhit”, was the most powerful of the Eritrea-based Ethiopian…
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What peace will mean for Eritrea – Africa’s ‘North Korea’
The Conversation: July 19, 2018 1.39pm BST Author Martin Plaut Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute…
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