“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: National Service
BBC: Testimonies from SAWA conscripts – what indefinite National Service really means in Eritrea
First hand testimonies from young Eritreans.
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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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Eritreans issue legal challenge to EU over forced labour projects
Eritreans living in the Netherlands are issuing a summons against the European Union for aid which they say will involve…
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The critical Canada – Nevsun case: all documents
This week former Eritrean miners brought a case against Nevsun in the Canadian Supreme Court. They accuse the company of…
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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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Israel threatens to deport Eritrean refugees as soon as indefinite conscription ends
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked makes promise after new batch of Eritrean army recruits say they expect to serve 18 months…
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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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