Category: Press Release

Urgent Appeal: Eritrean Refugees Held for Ransom in Tigray, Ethiopia

Eritreans escaping their homeland’s oppressive regime and seeking refuge in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are falling victim to kidnappings for ransom. Disturbingly, the perpetrators are not only demanding payment from the victims’ families but are also reselling the individuals to other criminals, perpetuating a distressing cycle of…

Eritrea’s Diplomatic Missions are Instruments of Extortion and Intimidation

Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have fled to escape from severe human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity, as has been documented by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea.  Eritreans continue to flee indefinite military conscription, religious persecution, and political repression,…

Diaspora-Based Government of Eritrea’s Supporter “Petition” Sweepingly Denies All Truths in Extensively Researched UN Special Rapporteur’s Report

Claiming to speak for “the people of Eritrea”, diaspora based Eritrean Government Supporting cliques who chose to live abroad in comfort have published a complete denial of every part of the remarkably extensive, witness-testimony-based report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights…

After Years of Persecution by the Eritrean Government, a Courageous Eritrean Monk has been Found Dead in His Monastery Residence with Multiple Stab Wounds

Yeneta Ezra, an Eritrean Monk, had been under constant surveillance and was often harassed and intimidated by government security agents for supporting the late Patriarch Antonios. He attended Abune Antonios’ funeral, and was imprisoned and fined 15000 Nakfa (Eritrean currency) for attending that perfectly legitimate religious…

ERITREA: THREE CATHOLIC CLERGYMEN RELEASED FROM ARBITRARY DETENTION

CSW and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) welcome the releases of three Catholic clergymen who weredetained arbitrarily by the Eritrean authorities in separate incidents in October 2022, despite belonging to a denomination that is ostensibly permitted to operate in the country. Abune Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim, the first…

Despite Tigray Peace Agreement,
Eritrea Continues Savage Roundups of Civilians

On International Human Rights Day, the world needs to take note of human rights abuses in Eritrea. Although the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray authorities signed a peace agreement on 2 November 2022, and agreed to cease hostilities, Eritrean forces are still stationed in Tigray…