Following the recent rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia dated 7 July 2018, a number of media commentators, diplomats and foreign government officials have expressed hope that the political situation in Eritrea would be normalised soon. Attention must be given to the system of arbitrary and indefinite…
The two East African countries, Ethiopia and Eritrea, became independent from one another 25 years ago, but fought a war over their borders from 1998 to 2000, leaving around 100,000 dead. The so-called Algiers Agreement of 2002 brought an end to the conflict, and mandated a…
In a ruling published on Thursday 12th July, Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court stated that rejected Eritrean asylum seekers may still be deported to their home country even if they face punishment and being called up for compulsory national service. The Swiss court has totally ignored the expert…
1.INTRODUCTION Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRCE) is an independent, non-profit making, human rights organization based in UK. The organization is dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights of Eritreans at home and all over the world. HRCE believes that all human beings are equal, regardless…
Your Excellency, On the 5th of June 2018, we noted with delight your government’s decision to unconditionally implement the Algiers Peace Agreement, and humbly attempted to express our concerns with regard to the response of the government of Eritrea to your call for peace. We are…
Some European Countries continue to deny that there is any danger to Eritrean citizens trying to exercise the right to leave their country, as articulated in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eritreans do not have the right to leave their country; to…
HRC 38 – Agenda Item 4 – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea – HRC – Geneva Date: 26 June 2018 Thank you, Mr President, The International Fellowship for Reconciliation and Human Rights Concern – Eritrea thank the special rapporteur for her 5th report.…
(Geneva: 26 June 2018) Nevsun Mining Resources Ltd, based in Canada is cur rently facing a lawsuit initiated by more than 80 Eritrean plaintiffs, who contend they were victims of forced labour, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity at the company’s Bisha Mine in Eritrea. Bisha Mine is owned 60-per-cent…
Your Excellency, First of all, please kindly allow us to express our appreciation for the constant efforts of your government, the EPRDF and the National Assembly which we recognize as an effort geared at ensuring peace and stability both within Ethiopian borders and around the Horn…
Eritrea acceded to the African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in 1999. Since then, the Eritrean Government missed 8 previous reporting deadlines. This year, the Eritrean Government surprised everybody by submitting a report for the period from 1999 to 2016, a 17-year period since…
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Israel wishes the world to believe that Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel are being offered a voluntary option of a guaranteed safe return to a friendly country in East Africa, all agreed and paid for by Israel. According to the Israel ministry of Interior, 4,500 Eritrean…
Dear Mr. Netanyahu, The announcement your office made on 2 April 2018, which was followed by a press conference to the press by yourself, about the agreement you signed with the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), as to resettling African refugees in countries in…
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 29, 2018) A Democratic congressional delegation that met this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the release of African asylum seekers being held in an Israeli prison. In a letter Tuesday that originated in the office of House Democratic leader…
After suppressing traumatic memories for years, soldiers who greeted asylum seekers in Israel after their long journey in the deserts of Africa have decided to share their experiences; ‘While I was on guard duty, I saw the Egyptians placing them in a row and executing them,’…
Netanyahu says Canada, Germany, Italy among countries to take in asylum seekers ■ Israel will deport 16,250 refugees to West, grant 16,250 temporary residency status Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Canada, Germany and Italy are among the Western countries that will take in asylum…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the State of Israel today signed a Framework of Common Understanding to promote solutions for thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese living in Israel. A joint working group will be set up with a series of objectives and a timetable to…
Her decision follows last month’s ruling by a Jerusalem court that desertion from the Eritrean army may serve as a basis for refugee status Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber instructed the Population and Immigration Authority Thursday to reexamine the cases of Eritreans held in Saharonim Prison…
As the United Nations debates Eritrea’s troubled human rights record, an Australian mining company has taken the extraordinary step of appearing with the Eritrean regime to help it defend its actions. Western Australian Danakali Resources runs a potash mine in partnership with the Eritrea government. Its…
37th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 12 March 2018 Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen. In recent years, OHCHR has engaged in dialogue with and provided technical assistance to the Government of Eritrea, including…