8 October 2026 We are deeply shocked and outraged by reports that Yordanos Teweldemedhin, a 50-year-old Pentecostal Christian and mother of one from Keren, died in Eritrean custody on 28 September 2026. Information received from members of her family and religious-freedom advocates indicates that Yordanos had…
Category: Statement
BITWEDED ABRAHA: 35 YEARS OF ARBITRARY
IMPRISONMENT AND PERSECUTION 6 October 2026 Human Rights Concern–Eritrea (HRCE) marks today with profound sorrow and outrage 35 years since the first arrest of Bitweded Abraha, one of the world’s longest-held political detainees in Eritrea. Bitweded Abraha, a veteran of Eritrea’s struggle for independence and former…
25 YEARS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
ERITREA CONTINUES TO DEFY THREE AFRICAN COMMISSION DECISIONS 18 September 2026 Twenty-five years ago, on 18 September 2001, the Eritrean authorities arrested 11 former senior government officials and liberation veterans known as members of the G-15. Their alleged offence was peacefully calling for democratic reform, implementation…
ERITREA’S NEW CASH RESTRICTIONS
FINANCIAL CONTROL WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY OR ADEQUATE BANKING ACCESS Human Rights Concern–Eritrea (HRCE) condemns the opaque, coercive and deeply disruptive manner in which the Eritrean authorities have imposed further restrictions on citizens’ possession and use of their own money. In late June 2026, the Bank of Eritrea…
HRCE CONDEMNS MEHRAWIT MEBRAHTU AIBU’S REPEATED THREATS AND COERCIVE FINANCIAL DEMANDS AGAINST ERITREANS ABROAD
Human Rights Concern–Eritrea (HRCE) is gravely concerned by statements made during a recorded TikTok live broadcast by Ms Mehrawit Mebrahtu Aibu, also known as Monica Mebrahtu and Monicawit Hegdefawit, who resides in Norway. Speaking from Norway, Ms Aibu pressures Eritrean businesspeople and other members of the…
HRCE CONDEMNS THREATS TO TARGET ERITREAN ARTISTS THROUGH ORGANISED ONLINE ABUSE
Human Rights Concern–Eritrea (HRCE) condemns statements made by Ms Mehrawit Mebrahtu Aibu, also known as Monica Mebrahtu and Monicawit Hegdefawit, during a recorded TikTok live broadcast on 31 August 2026. In the recording, Ms Aibu specifically names Eritrean artist Saron Bereket and pressures her to join…
HRCE CONDEMNS THREATS AND COERCIVE DEMANDS FOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Human Rights Concern–Eritrea (HRCE) is deeply concerned by a TikTok recording attributed to Ms Mehrawit Mebrahtu Aibu, also known as Monica Mebrahtu and Monicawit Hegdefawit. In the recording, Ms. Mebrahtu reportedly names Eritrean businesspeople and other financially successful Eritreans based in Africa and tells them that…
Eritrea: Violations of Women’s Rights
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…