Category: News

Leading Africans reach out to Afwerki, but will Eritrea respond?

By HRCE
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June 12, 2019

(Africa Times, By Laureen Fagan, 11 June 2019) More than 100 African thought leaders have appealed to the Eritrean president to allow a delegation to visit the isolated Horn of Africa nation, meet with its leaders and citizens, and open a dialogue with a view toward…

Eritrea: Hajji Ibrahim Younus Dies in Custody

By HRCE
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February 6, 2019

Hajji Ibrahim Younus, who was arrested in October 2017 along with dozens of others owing to the long-simmering repercussions of the Al-Diaa School protests, has died in Mai Serwa prison in Asmara, Eritrea, reportedly on 30th January 2019. He was in his late seventies, and a member…

What Did Canadian Mining Executives Know about Possible Human Rights Violations in Eritrea?

By HRCE
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February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Mine workers suing Nevsun Resources over allegations of forced labour, slavery, torture (CBC News, Scott Anderson, Jan 22, 2019) For years, Vancouver-based mining firm Nevsun Resources has dismissed allegations that forced labour was used to build its mine in the repressive east African country of Eritrea. Nevsun…

House Democrats Urge Israel to Release Jailed African Asylum Seekers

By HRCE
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April 2, 2018

(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…

Standing with African Migrants, Former IDF Fighters Recall Their ‘hell’

By HRCE
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April 2, 2018

After suppressing traumatic memories for years, soldiers who greeted asylum seekers in Israel after their long journey in the deserts of Africa have decided to share their experiences; ‘While I was on guard duty, I saw the Egyptians placing them in a row and executing them,’…

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

By HRCE
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April 2, 2018April 4, 2018

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…

UNHCR and Israel Sign Agreement to Find Solutions for Eritreans and Sudanese

By HRCE
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April 2, 2018April 4, 2018

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the State of Israel today signed a Framework of Common Understanding to promote solutions for thousands of Eritreans and Sudanese living in Israel. A joint working group will be set up with a series of objectives and a timetable to…

Israel’s Deputy Attorney General Orders Review of Eritrean Applications for Asylum

By HRCE
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March 23, 2018

Her decision follows last month’s ruling by a Jerusalem court that desertion from the Eritrean army may serve as a basis for refugee status Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber instructed the Population and Immigration Authority Thursday to reexamine the cases of Eritreans held in Saharonim Prison…

Australian Mining Company Defends Eritrea at the UN

By HRCE
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March 19, 2018

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…

Eritrea Arrests Hundreds of Perceived Opponents: U.N.

By HRCE
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March 15, 2018

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…

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