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…

Eritrean Government Arrests Dozens of Eritrean Muslims

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On the 28th November 2019, more than 21 Eritreans from the towns of Mendefera, Adi- Quala and nearby villages in the southern region, were rounded up from their businesses, work places and homes by the government security personnel and detained. The reasons for their arrest are unknown.…