The slaves of Eritrea

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June 14, 2014June 16, 2014

(Canadian Business, May 9, 2014 by Matthew McClearn) The news was grim, but not surprising. Yannick Lamonde, an official within Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), received word in January last year of an impending report by a prominent non-governmental organization. Its contents were…

Elsa Chyrum’s Speech at the Ohio University African Student Union 2014 Heroine Lecture on April 13, 2014

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May 1, 2014May 1, 2014

My name is Elsa Chyrum, and I am an Eritrean human rights activist, and a Director of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea, a London based NGO which advocates for the rights of all Eritreans. I would like first to congratulate the African Studies Programme at the…

African Asylum Seekers in Israel Strike/Protest Against Israel’s Unjust New Immigration Law and Policy

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January 8, 2014January 26, 2014

Please distribute widely London (5 January 2013): Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) stands in solidarity with our African brothers and sisters who are currently holding a protest against Israel’s unjust new immigration law and policy.

Statement of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) UPR Pre-session 26 Nov 2013

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December 31, 2013December 31, 2013

My name is Elizabeth Chyrum, and I am presenting this statement on behalf of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE), a non-political human rights organisation located in the UK, dedicated to the promotion and protection of the human rights of all Eritreans.

International Human Rights Day

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December 31, 2013January 26, 2014

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10th December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as the common standard of achievement defining shared ideals and values for all peoples. The…

UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, 18TH SESSION HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERN ERITREA: STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSION:ERITREA

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November 23, 2013January 26, 2014

Introduction: Human Rights Concern Eritrea Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) is an independent human rights organization based in the UK. The organization is dedicated to the promotion and protection of the human rights of Eritreans, at home and all over the world, through advocacy, education, research and…

Report on Child Rights Violations in Eritrea (HRCE Report 1/2013, 19 November 2013)

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November 19, 2013November 27, 2013

This report was originally presented as a briefing at an NGO side-event held by Human Rights Concern Eritrea at 866 UN Plaza, New York on 24 October 2013 – “Eritrea: Voices of Victims – Stories of survivors and families of victims of Eritrea’s repressive regime”. The…

Report on New York Side Event and Meaza Petros Testimony

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November 6, 2013November 6, 2013

Amnesty International (AI), Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE), and Human Rights Watch (HRW), organised a side event on 24 October 2013, from 14:00 – 1600, at Bahai’i International Community Office, United Nations Office, in New York,…

More punishment of the innocent

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November 6, 2013October 14, 2014

What kind of crime can a fifteen-year-old child Ciham, Ali Abdu, be guilty of to merit imprisonment incommunicado? The “crime” is that her father, Ali Abdu, the former Information Minister, defected to Australia in November 2012. Since December 2012, his daughter has been imprisoned by Isaias…

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