In the Case of Eritrean- Swedish Journalist Dawit Isaak For more than twenty-four years, the Eritrean government has deliberately deceived, manipulated, and obstructed all efforts to resolve the case of journalist and Swedish citizen Dawit Isaak, who has been imprisoned incommunicado since September 2001 without charge,…
On this day, 18 September, we mark 23 years since Eritrea’s government arrested the G11 reformists, eleven senior government officials who had called for democratic reforms, and shut down all independent newspapers in the country. The G11 were eleven senior government officials, including former ministers, ambassadors, and military…
Urgent Appeal from Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) to Prevent Conflict and Protect Eritrea’s Territorial Integrity Your Excellencies, Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) writes to express its grave concern at escalating rhetoric, military preparations, and explicit threats from the Government of Ethiopia concerning Eritrea’s…
Eritrea’s Domestic Reprisals Against Family of Diaspora Dissident Amplified by Norway-Based Government Supporter in Online Smear Campaign Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) strongly condemns a recent and deeply disturbing act of transnational repression involving the Eritrean regime’s targeting of a U.S.-based Eritrean dissident. In retaliation for his outspoken criticism…
London, 4 July 2025 — In a landmark decision today at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the international community reaffirmed its commitment to accountability and human rights in Eritrea by adopting the resolution sponsored by the EU (A/HRC/59/L.7) to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur…
