(London, 14 November 2018) Today the UN Security Council lifted the sanction that was imposed on Eritrea in 2009. What were these sanctions and why were they imposed? The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1907 imposed an arms embargo on Eritrea, travel bans on its leaders, and froze the assets of…
The government of Eritrea reacted most angrily to what it termed Germany’s “meddling in Eritrea’s affairs”, and “the hostile stance that the German Government has held against Eritrea”, and accused the German Government of being “Cynical about progress made in the peace agreement between Eritrea and…
Asmara, Eritrea, Monday, September 17, 2018: On the eve of Black September, the 17th anniversary of September 18, 2001, the day the regime took draconian measures and cracked down upon the free press and arrested journalists and top government officials, known as G-15, who demanded democratic change…
In a ruling published on Thursday 12th July, Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court stated that rejected Eritrean asylum seekers may still be deported to their home country even if they face punishment and being called up for compulsory national service. The Swiss court has totally ignored the expert…
(Geneva: 26 June 2018) Nevsun Mining Resources Ltd, based in Canada is cur rently facing a lawsuit initiated by more than 80 Eritrean plaintiffs, who contend they were victims of forced labour, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity at the company’s Bisha Mine in Eritrea. Bisha Mine is owned 60-per-cent…
