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Canada Allows Refugee Lawsuit Against African Gold Mine for Alleged Abuse

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October 7, 2016March 21, 2017

(The Guardian, October 7, 2016) Foreign workers who have accused a Canadian company of human rights abuses at an African gold mine will have their case heard in Canada’s legal system. The supreme court of British Columbia in a judgment this week is allowing three refugees…

Eritrea: 15 Years Later Still No Information On Jailed Senior Politicians and Independent journalists

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September 16, 2016March 21, 2017

GENEVA (16 September 2016) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today called on the Eritrean Government to urgently provide information on the whereabouts and state of health of senior government officials and independent journalists arrested on…

Kofi Annan Defends International Criminal Court Despite Africa Row

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July 7, 2016March 21, 2017

(Financial Times, David Pilling, June 15, 2016) Ex-UN secretary-general rejects charges of court bias against continent: Read full story at Financial Times

AU: Activists Challenge Attacks on ICC

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July 7, 2016March 21, 2017

Activists from across Africa highlight the need for African governments to support the International Criminal Court in a video by 21 African and international nongovernmental organizations. (hrw.org, Nairobi, July 6, 2016) Activists from across Africa clarify misconceptions about the International Criminal Court (ICC) and highlight the need for…

Eritrea: Motions Passed by the Dutch Parliament

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July 7, 2016March 21, 2017

(Martin Plaut, July 5, 2016) Votes were held in the Dutch Parliament today following last week’s debate on Eritrea. Below are unofficial summaries of the resolutions adopted.

UN Inquiry Panel Welcomes Strong Resolution on Human Rights in Eritrea

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July 5, 2016March 21, 2017

(UN News Centre, 4 July 2016) – A United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry panel today welcomed a resolution that brings justice for the people of Eritrea who have suffered gross human rights violations over the past 25 years “a step closer” to being realized.

UN Inquiry Finds Crimes Against Humanity in Eritrea

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July 5, 2016March 21, 2017

Geneva (8 June 2016) – Crimes against humanity have been committed in a widespread and systematic manner in Eritrean detention facilities, military training camps and other locations across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report by the UN Commission of Inquiry…

Wave of Foreign Lawsuits Against Local Miners Hits Canadian Courts

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April 20, 2016March 21, 2017

(biv.com, Nelson Bennett, April 19, 2016) Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea: In the coming months, the BC Supreme Court is expected to decide whether a civil claim against a B.C. company with a mine in Eritrea can be…

Statement by Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea at the 31th session of the Human Rights Council

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March 17, 2016March 21, 2017

(UNHR, March 14, 2016) I am honoured to brief you in my capacity as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. I present this oral update pursuant to HRC resolution 29/18. The focus of my presentation will be the situation of unaccompanied…

Eritrea Won’t Shorten National Service Despite Migration Fears

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February 25, 2016March 21, 2017

(reuters.com, Edmund Blair, Feb 25, 2016) Eritrea is not prepared to stop forcing its youth into lengthy stretches of work as soldiers and civil servants, a conscription policy that is driving waves of refugees to make the perilous trip across the Sahara desert and Mediterranean Sea…

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