London, 23 February, 2026 — Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) is deeply alarmed by escalating reports of mass arrests, alleged torture, sexual violence, and deportation risks facing Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt since 10 January 2026. Based on testimonies, documentation, and photographic evidence…
Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Egypt Face Arbitrary Arrest, Abuse, and Forced Deportation
Eritrean asylum seekers in Egypt are facing a rapidly deteriorating human rights crisis, marked by widespread arbitrary arrests, detention, abuse, and forced deportations to Eritrea. These practices constitute clear violations of international refugee and human rights law. Consistently, Eritrean refugees have been rounded up from streets,…
Exposing the Eritrean Government’s Insincerity and Manipulation
In the Case of Eritrean- Swedish Journalist Dawit Isaak For more than twenty-four years, the Eritrean government has deliberately deceived, manipulated, and obstructed all efforts to resolve the case of journalist and Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned incommunicado since September 2001 without charge,…
23 Years of Silence: Eritrean Authorities Must End Impunity, and Release All Prisoners of Conscience
On this day, 18 September, we mark 23 years since Eritrea’s government arrested the G11 reformists, eleven senior government officials who had called for democratic reforms, and shut down all independent newspapers in the country. The G11 were eleven senior government officials, including former ministers, ambassadors, and military…
Urgent Appeal: Imminent Risk – Ethiopia Threatens Eritrea’s Sovereignty
Urgent Appeal from Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) to Prevent Conflict and Protect Eritrea’s Territorial Integrity Your Excellencies, Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) writes to express its grave concern at escalating rhetoric, military preparations, and explicit threats from the Government of Ethiopia concerning Eritrea’s…
