The UN Human Rights Council takes a Stand for Justice

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Despite opposition from states wishing to hide human right abuses, The UN Human Rights Council has renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Eritrea for another year.  Yesterday, 16 July, 2020, at the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council, a resolution …

Afar People Facing Mass Starvation because of Eritrean Government’s Policy

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Evidence has emerged that the anti-Covid-19 strategies of Eritrean authorities are cutting off all food supplies for the Afar people and will lead to mass starvation unless immediately reversed. The Afar people live in South-Eastern Eritrea, on the southern tip, bordering the Red Sea – the region historically known…

Eritrea: Raising an Alarm of Impending Disaster

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What is happening in Eritrea during the COVID-19 outbreak? No one really knows. According to government “information”, the first case was confirmed on 21st March, and, to date, the total cases allegedly number 215, with no confirmed deaths. The world is used to hearing optimistic claims from…

A Day to Celebrate with All Our Hearts?

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On 24th May 2020, it will be 29 years since Eritrea gained its independence! Is this not, surely, a time for great rejoicing?  With hard-won independence, we would expect, above all, this to be a day to celebrate Our Nation’s Freedom, Perhaps? Freedom of movement:   Under normal…

Coronavirus Poses Huge Threat to Prison Population in Eritrea

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Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) is deeply concerned that the very poor conditions in Eritrea’s prisons make them likely receptors for the spread of the Covid-19 infection, and a huge wave of the infection could spread rapidly through the whole prison complex. There is an…

A 27-Year-Old Eritrean Conscript Is Shot Dead in the Street by Armed Police

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Shewit Yakob Gebretensae (27) was shot dead by armed police in the streets of Mendefera, Eritrea, on 4th February, 2020. Whilst peacefully walking home at 9 pm, without having committed any offence, Shewit was grabbed by police and handcuffed. When he and others tried to escape this unjustified detention, police…

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

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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…