A planned side event is due to take place by Australian and Canadian mining companies at the Palais de Nations in Geneva on Thursday, 8 March 2018. Nevsun Mining Resources (Canada), Bisha Mine Share Company (40% owned by the Eritrean government and 60% by Nevsun), and…
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ERITREA: Canadian Appeal Court Affirms Eritreans’ Slavery and Forced Labour Claims Can Proceed
(London, 21 November, 2017) British Columbia’s Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Nevsun Resources Ltd., that sought to block a case brought against the company by three Eritrean refugees for the alleged used of forced labour at its Bisha mine in Eritrea. The three plaintiffs allege they were national service conscripts and that their labour was…
How the Human Rights Crisis in Eritrea Reached This Point
Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after a devastating 30-year struggle. Human rights violations began almost immediately after independence, although many Eritreans were oblivious of the crimes committed in the early 90’s due to the euphoria that was still engulfing the new nation. Nevertheless, Eritreans…