Author: HRCE

Vancouver Mining Company Loses Bid to Have Human Rights Case Moved to Eritrea

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(CBCnews, The Canadian Press, November 21, 2017) Three Eritrean refugees allege Nevsun Resources violated international norms against forced labour. The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Nevsun Resources to have a human rights case against the miner moved to Eritrea. Click here to read…

Why Must Eritreans be Crushed into Silence?

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On October 31st 2017, a student-led protest in the capital of Eritrea was met with gunfire, after the demonstrators gathered in the streets of Asmara to demand the opening of their school which had been forcibly closed. They were primarily students of the Al Diaa Islamic School – a…

ERITREA: Canadian Appeal Court Affirms Eritreans’ Slavery and Forced Labour Claims Can Proceed

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(London, 21 November, 2017) British Columbia’s Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by Nevsun Resources Ltd., that sought to block a case brought against the company by three Eritrean refugees for the alleged used of forced labour at its Bisha mine in Eritrea. The three plaintiffs allege they were national service conscripts and that their labour was…

700 Eritreans Threatened with Forcible Deportation from the USA

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We have become aware of the directive by the United States Department of Homeland Security on September 13, 2017 to expedite the deportation of approximately 700 Eritreans from U.S.A. back to Eritrea.  Those 700 individuals– many or most of them believed to be law-abiding residents –…

Yemane Gebreab’s Deadly Schemes and Network of Terror

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Various media outlets have reported that Yemane Gebreab was not allowed to address the Eritrean government supporters’ public seminar, in Arlington, on 8 October 2017, during his visit in the United States. He was denied entry to the seminar venue by US law enforcement officers.  It seems…

Gunfire in the Center of Asmara – Casualties Unknown

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A student demonstration has been met with gunfire outside the President’s Office in Asmara, various online news avenues and commentators have reported. The demonstration was staged in response to the Eritrean government’s closure and interference with the Al Diaa Islamic School in the Akria district in…