On International Human Rights Day, the world needs to take note of human rights abuses in Eritrea. Although the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray authorities signed a peace agreement on 2 November 2022, and agreed to cease hostilities, Eritrean forces are still stationed in Tigray…

CSW and Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) are calling for the release of four clergymen detained arbitrarily by the Eritrean authorities in separate incidents, despite belonging to Christian denominations that are permitted to operate in the country. On 15 October Abune Fikremariam Hagos, the first Bishop…

Over the last two years, the Ethiopian government under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has implemented a de-facto blockade of the Tigray region, preventing millions of Tigray residents from accessing critical life-saving medical and food supplies, and consigning millions to famine-like conditions. For the past year, the…

In the intense search for young people to “press-gang” into the military, whole families are being made homeless by Eritrea’s security forces. Further disturbing news is emerging from Eritrea in the context of the news that the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, has once again erupted into…

On Monday 11 April, 2022, an Eritrean refugee died in Alem-Wach refugee camp, in Debat, Gondar, due to lack of medical care. On 2 April 2022, at around 6: 45p.m, six unknown armed assailants began shooting at Eritrean refugees who were in their camp in Alem-Wach refugee…

Eritrean refugees in Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, are dying from hunger and hunger-related diseases. No food rations have been allowed to reach them for over two months. People are dying from starvation, and children particularly are dying from malnutrition-related illnesses. They…