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House Democrats Urge Israel to Release Jailed African Asylum Seekers

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(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…

Israel Reaches Deal With UN to Deport Asylum Seekers to West, Not Africa

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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…

Australian Mining Company Defends Eritrea at the UN

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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…

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Eritrea

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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…

Eritrea Arrests Hundreds of Perceived Opponents: U.N.

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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean authorities detained hundreds of perceived opponents this month after a school director who defied government orders died in custody, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Most of those arrested were males and some were as young as 13, Sheila B. Keetharuth, the…