Eritrea’s Domestic Reprisals Against Family of Diaspora Dissident Amplified by Norway-Based Government Supporter in Online Smear Campaign Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) strongly condemns a recent and deeply disturbing act of transnational repression involving the Eritrean regime’s targeting of a U.S.-based Eritrean dissident. In retaliation for his outspoken criticism…
Protect the Mandate. Stand with the Eritrean People. Eritrea’s Attempt to Dismantle the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate Must Be Rejected By tabling a resolution entitled “Discontinuation of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea”, the Eritrean government is making a direct…
London, UK: – Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) strongly condemns the recent decision by the German authorities to label Brigade N’Hamedu, a movement of Eritrean refugees and activists, a terrorist organisation. This deeply unjust and dangerous classification misrepresents a grassroots civil resistance movement and risks empowering…
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, we remember Aster Yohannes, Aster Fessehasion, Senait Debesay, and Miriam Hagos, four courageous Eritrean women who have been imprisoned for over 23 years. They are mothers, sisters, and former freedom fighters who once sacrificed for Eritrea’s independence, only to be betrayed by the…
At the recent Enhanced Interactive Dialogue (EID) on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, held on 27 February 2025, at the UN Human Rights Council, some countries echoed the familiar rhetoric of “non-selectivity, impartiality, objectivity” and “elimination of double standards” in a show of sympathy…
The Eritrean government has issued a directive to all regional administrations to register and mobilise citizens under the age of 60 for military re-training and practice. This sweeping measure includes demobilized conscripts and those previously granted special arrangements while serving, requiring them to remain on standby.…