Category: Statement

Elsa Chyrum’s 24 Years of Activism for Justice, Human Rights, and Rule of Law in Eritrea

By HRCE
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July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

31 July, 2001 to Present Today, 31st July, 2025, marks the 24th anniversary of a turning point in my life, and the beginning of my lifelong struggle for justice in Eritrea. In the summer of 2001, I was visiting Eritrea when a harrowing event unfolded, one…

Eritrea: Violations of Women’s Rights

By HRCE
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March 8, 2025March 10, 2025

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…

Eritrea’s Non-Cooperation with the UN Human Rights Mechanisms, and Discrepancies Between Eritrea’s Actions and UN Expectations

By HRCE
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July 12, 2024July 12, 2024

HRCE’s Elsa Chyrum Speech at Side event, at the Human Rights Council – 56 th Session Friday, 21 June 2024 Good afternoon, everyone, I first came to the Human Rights Council (HRC) in July 2008 to raise awareness of the appallinghuman rights situation in Eritrea. For…

A Grim Anniversary

By HRCE
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September 17, 2021September 17, 2021

September 18th is for all Eritreans a date embedded in their consciousness, but not for the usual reasons that we remember a life-changing date and celebrate it. September 18th is a GRIM Anniversary, a dark date not to be celebrated, but remembered as the start of…

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