Category: Press Release

A Travesty of Justice

By HRCE
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October 16, 2018

The news that 160 nations’ representatives on 12 October 2018, voted for the state of Eritrea to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council must appall all who truly care about human rights and are working to see an end to abuses. Human Rights…

Early Monday morning, the Security Agents in Asmera Arrested Mr. Berhane Abrehe, the Former Finance Minister of Eritrea (2000-2012)

By HRCE
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September 17, 2018September 17, 2018

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…

Swiss Court Rules that Eritrea’s Never-ending Compulsory Military Service is Not Adequate Grounds for Granting Asylum

By HRCE
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August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

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…

How Many Eritreans Have to Die at the Border Before European Countries admit the Truth— that the “Shoot-to-Kill” orders for Eritrean Border Guards are still in place!

By HRCE
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July 4, 2018

Some European Countries continue to deny that there is any danger to Eritrean citizens trying to exercise the right to leave their country, as articulated in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eritreans do not have the right to leave their country; to…

Mining Company on Trial for Human Rights Abuses Appears to Lobby at the Human Rights Council (HRC)

By HRCE
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June 26, 2018

(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…

Why Does Eritrea Pretend to Respect and Implement the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights?

By HRCE
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May 30, 2018

Eritrea acceded to the African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in 1999. Since then, the Eritrean Government missed 8 previous reporting deadlines. This year, the Eritrean Government surprised everybody by submitting a report for the period from 1999 to 2016, a 17-year period since…

The Truth about Voluntary Repatriation of Eritrean Refugees to Africa from Israel

By HRCE
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April 5, 2018

Israel wishes the world to believe that Eritrean asylum seekers in Israel are being offered a voluntary option of a guaranteed safe return to a friendly country in East Africa, all agreed and paid for by Israel. According to the Israel ministry of Interior, 4,500 Eritrean…

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…

Death in Custody and Mass Arrests in Eritrea Continue

By HRCE
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March 12, 2018

Death in custody and indiscriminate mass arrests continue in Eritrea, as the ruling regime suppresses the population by means of further abuses. Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) condemns these ongoing atrocities and is concerned that they are so frequent as to appear normal and acceptable. Sheikh…

Objections at the Planned Side Event by Canadian and Australian Mining Companies in Cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Eritrea

By HRCE
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March 8, 2018

A planned side event is due to take place by Australian and Canadian mining companies at the Palais de Nations in Geneva on Thursday, 8 March 2018. Nevsun Mining Resources (Canada), Bisha Mine Share Company (40% owned by the Eritrean government and 60% by Nevsun), and…

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