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Siskinds Co-counsel in Lawsuit Against Nevsun Resources

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December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources accused of complicity in torture, slavery, and crimes against humanity in new lawsuit. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) is being sued for complicity in torture, forced labour, slavery, and crimes…

Eritrea: UN Expert to Investigate Pervasive Rights Abuses as Part of ‘Historic’ Inquiry

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September 30, 2014October 1, 2014

29 September 2014 (UN News Center) – Amid forced conscription, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, the human rights situation in Eritrea continues to remain “dire,” a United Nations independent expert warned, adding that a new Commission of Inquiry would help “pave the way” to accountability.

Human Rights Council President appoints Members of Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea

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September 28, 2014

(26 September 2014) : The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella (Gabon), announced today the appointment of Mike Smith of Australia and Victor Dankwa of Ghana who will join Sheila B. Keetharuth, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea,…

U.N. Agrees to Launch Human Rights Inquiry into Eritrea

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June 29, 2014

GENEVA (Reuters – By Tom Miles) – The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Friday to set up a year-long inquiry into human rights in Eritrea, similar to previous high-level investigations into Syria, North Korea and Sri Lanka.

A National Team Without a Country

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

Joint Press Release by Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) & Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

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March 1, 2014March 4, 2014

To: Members of the Human Rights Council, Geneva London, 28 February 2014 Your Excellency, Re: Mr. Osman Saleh Mohammed’s speech during the High Level Segment at theHuman Rights Council (HRC) We have been made aware that Mr. Osman Saleh Mohammed, Eritrea’s Minster of Foreign Affairs, will…

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