Source: David Alton All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea re-established in Parliament Mar 30, 2021 | Featured parliamentary activity David Alton speaking at…
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British government joins President Biden in calling on Eritrean troops to leave Tigray
“The UK has been consistent, alongside the UN and international partners including the US, in calling for the protection of…
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Britain is “concerned by involvement of Eritrean forces in hostilities throughout Tigray”
Source: UK Parliament – House of Lords – Lord Alton Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,…
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British government on sanctions over Tigray war say it “will consider the full range of policy tools at our disposal.”
Source: Lord David Alton Government Questioned Today about massacre at Axum in Tigray, and allegations of crimes against humanity. In…
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British government “saddened by further reports from Tigray of attacks on places of worship” – seeking information
Source: Parliamentary Question by Lord Alton Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following…
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British government: “If Eritrea forced refugees to return to Eritrea it would be a serious violation of International law and must be investigated”
James Duddridge MP Minister for Africa Carol Monaghan MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA www.gov.uk/fcdo Our ref: MC2020/26495 Ethiopia-Tigray-Crisis-Response-James-Durridge-MP…
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British government confirms Eritrean troops are fighting in the Tigray war
“There are multiple credible reports that there are Eritreans fighting in Tigray” Source: Lord David Alton In a recent meeting…
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Debate in British Parliament on the war in Tigray and the urgent need for aid
Source: Lord Alton War In Tigray: Peers today pressed for access to be given to Tigray to assess allegations of…
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British government: “Very few signs of progress on human rights” in Eritrea
Eritrea remains one of the FCO’s countries of human rights concern and,
both through multilateral fora and our Embassy in Asmara, we seek to raise human
rights concerns with the Government whenever possible. Since the peace agreement
with Ethiopia in September 2018 and the lifting of UN sanctions in November that year,
we have had some acknowledgement from the Eritrean Government of their willingness
to engage and a recognition that there is room for improvement in the area of human
rights especially around reform of national service. However, there have been very few
signs of progress so far.