Europe’s African ‘Wall’ Now Almost Complete

By HRCE
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January 21, 2017March 20, 2017

(Martin Plaut and Leonard Vincent, January 16, 2017) It may not be a physical barrier comparable to Donald Trump’s wall to prevent Mexicans from reaching the USA, but it is nearly in place. Europe is close to sealing the routes refugees and migrants take across the…

Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne

By HRCE
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January 6, 2017March 20, 2017

RE: Eritrean journalists who have been languishing in an unknown Ethiopian prison His Excellency Mr. Hailemaraim Desalegn Prime Minister Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minster Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6 January 2017 Open letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Your Excellency, I am writing…

Recognizing Individuals: A Step Towards Transparency

By HRCE
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January 5, 2017March 20, 2017

awate.com recently posted on article on recognizing the efforts of the men and women who are working tirelessly to realise the dream of a Just Eritrea. HRCE’s director, Ms. Elsa Chyrum, was graciously featured on the post. It begins by saying: Let’s pause and consider ourselves…

No More EU Deals to Keep Migrants Out

By HRCE
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December 16, 2016March 20, 2017

(euractiv.com, Andrea Stocchiero, Jessica Poh-Janrell, December 11, 2016) The EU’s new partnership with Third World countries, modelled on the controversial Turkey deal, and trust funds to limit migration and return refugees to their home countries, have little safeguards for human rights, argue Jessica Poh-Janrell and Andrea Stocchiero…

Open Letter to Mr. Brian Hayes (MEP), Regarding the EU Relations with Eritrea

By HRCE
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December 8, 2016March 20, 2017

Dear Mr. Hayes, We note with considerable concern the meeting which you hosted at the European Parliament on Monday 28th November 2016 for an Eritrean delegation led by the country’s Information minister, Yemane Gebremeskel. We must take issue with you for a number of reasons: –

A National Team Without a Country

By HRCE
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May 23, 2014May 25, 2014

By JAMES MONTAGUE May 21, 2014 GORINCHEM, the Netherlands — The 18 Eritrean refugees arrived in this picturesque, blue-collar Dutch city 20 miles east of Rotterdam earlier this month looking for safety, security and, finally, after 18 months of fear and uncertainty in two refugee camps on…

Eritrea: UN expert warns about persisting human rights violations linked to the national service

By HRCE
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April 3, 2014April 3, 2014

GENEVA (31 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today expressed deep concern about persisting human rights violations in the country in the context of the Eritrean national service. “National service dominates life in…

ERITREA: HUNGER STRIKE IN PROTEST AGAINST DETENTION OF 267 ERITREAN REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI

By HRCE
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March 24, 2014March 24, 2014

Press Release English Version ERITREA: HUNGER STRIKE IN PROTEST AGAINST DETENTION OF 267 ERITREAN REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI Geneva 24 March 2014: Elsa Chyrum, Director of Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE), is starting a hunger strike today outside the Djibouti Mission to the United Nations (UN) in…

March 8 – International Women’s Day

By HRCE
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March 8, 2014March 9, 2014

International Women’s Day, March 8 , is intended as a day of celebration for the economic and social achievements of women around the world, especially, as designated by the United Nations, in terms of political and human rights. Let us examine the human rights situation in…

Statement by Mr Osman Saleh, Minster of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea

By HRCE
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March 4, 2014March 4, 2014

Statement by Mr Osman Saleh, Minster of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea Presented at the High Level Segment 25th Session of the Human Right Council 3rd of March 2014 Geneva Mr. President, It is an honour and indeed a privilege to address the High…

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