Category: Reports
Temesgen Mehari, a 24-year-old Eritrean refugee, died while in custody in an Egyptian prison

Egypt Secretly Deporting Eritrean Refugees to Persecution and Death

Basic Human Rights for Eritrean Refugees Ignored by Egyptian Officials Large numbers of Eritrean refugees in Egypt are facing arrest, detention, and deportation, with no protection from authorities. Reports indicate that over 150 Eritreans have already been forcibly returned to Eritrea, where they face grave dangers.…

Shadow Report to the CEDAW Committee by Human Rights Concern -Eritrea (HRCE)

CEDAW 75th Session February 2020 Country Under Review: Eritrea SHADOW REPORT TO THE CEDAW COMMITTEE BY HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERN-ERITREA (HRCE) 1. Introduction Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) is an Eritrean-led non-political human rights organization, located outside the country, which researches, reports and campaigns on violations of…

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Eritrea

37th session of the Human Rights Council Statement by the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 12 March 2018 Mr. President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen. In recent years, OHCHR has engaged in dialogue with and provided technical assistance to the Government of Eritrea, including…

Eritrea Arrests Hundreds of Perceived Opponents: U.N.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean authorities detained hundreds of perceived opponents this month after a school director who defied government orders died in custody, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Most of those arrested were males and some were as young as 13, Sheila B. Keetharuth, the…

Report on Women’s Rights Violations in Eritrea – HRCE Report 1/2017

8 March 2017 – This report was launched on the 8 th of March 2017, on International Women’s Day, a day the world celebrates the courage, determination, resilience, strength and achievements of women of all status, while calling for an improved protection of women’s rights and…

Practical Recommendations for the Management of Assemblies

(Human Rights Council report March 2016, A/HRC/31/66) The ability to assemble and act collectively is vital to democratic, economic, social and personal development, to the expression of ideas and to fostering engaged citizenry. Assemblies can make a positive contribution to the development of democratic systems and,…

Report on the State of Human Rights in Eritrea 2016

(eritrea.facts@gmail.com & HRCE, January 31, 2017) Eritrea is a one-party state and it has been ruled by a transitional government since 1991. Ironically enough the name of the ruling party is: People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) and it has been mis(led) by President Isaias Afewerki…