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Watch: COI on Human Rights in Eritrea – 30th Meeting 28th Regular Session of Human Rights Council

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March 17, 2015

Eritrea: UN-Mandated Inquiry Finds ‘Very Clear Patterns’ of Human Rights Abuses

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March 17, 2015

(Source: UN News Centre) 16 March 2015 – A four-month United Nations investigation into the human rights situation in Eritrea has found “very clear patterns” of violations and abuses, according to a report delivered today at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.

Elsa Chyrum of HRCE Delivered a Speech at the UN Human Rights Council, 28th Session

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March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Elsa Chyrum, director of Human Rights Concern, Ertrea, delivered a speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session, on 16th March 2015 on Agenda Item 4, Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea. Here is the full content of the speech:

Côte d’Ivoire: Justice for victims of human rights violations “long overdue” – Zeid

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March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

(Source UNHR) GENEVA (11 March 2015) – In the wake of the guilty verdicts against numerous supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo charged with offences against the state and its institutions, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Government of Côte…

Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea set to begin hearing testimonies in the United Kingdom

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January 17, 2015

(Source UNHR) GENEVA (16 January 2014) – The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea will visit the United Kingdom from 24 to 31 January to hold meetings and collect testimonies and accounts on the human rights situation in Eritrea.

Siskinds Law Firm Press Release on Nevsun Resources Ltd. Class Action

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January 14, 2015January 17, 2015

(Source Siskinds Law Firm) On November 20, 2014, three plaintiffs filed suit* in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU), a Vancouver-based international mining company whose primary operation is its Bisha mine in western Eritrea (“Bisha Mine”).

An Interview Conducted with Prof. Mike Smith, Chairperson of the UN COI on Eritrea’s Alleged Human Rights Abuses

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January 10, 2015January 10, 2015

(Arei Mohamed Saleh, Ahmed Alhaj, farajat.net): Please follow to this part one of the interview conducted by 3cr radio Eritrean Program on Monday 22ndOf December 2014 at 8.00pm Local time with Professor Mike Smith from Macquarie University’s department of policing, intelligence and counter terrorism. Professor Smith has been…

Eritreans sue Canadian mining firm Nevsun over human rights abuses

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December 10, 2014

(The Guardian – Mark Anderson – Tuesday Dec. 9, 2014 )Three Eritrean refugees have filed a lawsuit against a Canadian mining firm over claims that it conspired with the Eritrean government to force them and other conscripted workers to work at a copper mine for long hours while…

Is This What Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility Looks Like?

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December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

SHARMINI PERIES, EXEC. PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore. Canada is a big player in the global mining industry. According to the Canadian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, in 2013 Canadian headquartered mining…

Nevsun’s Press Release on B.C. Lawsuit

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December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Nevsun Resources Ltd. (November 21, 2014) (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) (Nevsun or the Company) advises that a lawsuit has been filed against it in the B.C. Supreme Court by three individuals who claim to have once worked with a local sub-contractor at the Bisha Mine…

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