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…
Africa’s Silence is Prolonging Eritrean Suffering — Time to Stand for Justice, Not Impunity Your Excellencies, The people of Eritrea continue to suffer in silence, enduring severe and systematic human rights violations at the hands of their own government. What intensifies this pain is the silence of their…
Protect the Mandate. Stand with the Eritrean People. Eritrea’s Attempt to Dismantle the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate Must Be Rejected By tabling a resolution entitled “Discontinuation of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea”, the Eritrean government is making a direct…
London, UK: – Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) strongly condemns the recent decision by the German authorities to label Brigade N’Hamedu, a movement of Eritrean refugees and activists, a terrorist organisation. This deeply unjust and dangerous classification misrepresents a grassroots civil resistance movement and risks empowering…
