Category: Resolutions

Eritrea and the Human Rights Council: six years of membership, six years of scrutiny

By extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, the UN Human Rights Council made sure that the country’s six-year membership in the Council (2019-2024) did not deter, but rather came with enhanced, international scrutiny. DefendDefenders welcomes this deci­sion, which nullifies attempts by human rights…

HRCE Welcomes the EU Parliament Resolution of 6th July 2017 on Eritrea

Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRCE) warmly welcomes the  European Parliament Resolution of 6th July 2017 on Eritrea and calls on the EU Commission and all member states to take action in accordance with all its recommendations. In the context of the invaluable work of the UN Special…

European Parliament Resolution on Eritrea:

European Parliament Resolution on Eritrea European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak (2017/2755(RSP)) The European Parliament, –  having regard to its previous resolutions on Eritrea, in particular that of 15 September 2011 on Eritrea: the case…