Category: Press Release

Eritrean Regime Pressurised by International Legal Processes More Than Ever

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December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Today, the 20th November 2014 has seen two landmark developments regarding the dire state of human rights violations in Eritrea. In the morning hours, the UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry (COI) formally announced the commencement of its investigations on human rights violations in Eritrea. This is a…

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,…

The Use of Forced Labour at the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea

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September 10, 2014September 10, 2014

The systematic stripping of Eritrea’s mineral resources continues. It is not enough for the Eritrean government to give foreign companies such as Nevsun 60% ownership of the Bisha Mining, which has benefited the president and a handful of cohorts, but has yet to trickle down to…

Press Release: Discussion with HRCE’s Elsa Chyrum on UN Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea’s Ruling Regime

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August 11, 2014August 11, 2014

Washington DC, on August 9, 2014, Mrs. Elsa Chryum, Founder and Director of Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) discussed the recent decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the widespread and systematic violations of human rights…

Human Rights Council Creates Mandate on Persons with Disabilities and Establishes Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea

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June 29, 2014June 29, 2014

Extends Mandates on Belarus, Eritrea and Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight texts in which it created a Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and established a commission of inquiry on Eritrea. The Council extended the…

Eritrea: HRC Must Establish a Commission of Inquiry

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June 27, 2014June 27, 2014

25 June 2014 We the undersigned are writing to call on the UN’s Human Rights Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry on the human rights situation in Eritrea given the ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations being committed by the government of Eritrea against…

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…

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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