Eritrea: The Cursed Land – Torture and Forced Labour

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July 7, 2015

(La Presse, Isabelle Hachey, 20 June, 2015) In Eritrea, one of the worst dictatorships in the world remains in power through terror, mass surveillance, widespread torture, arbitrary detention and forced labor. These violations “of a scope and magnitude rarely seen elsewhere” might constitute “crimes against humanity,” concludes a recent…

Press Release-HRCE Welcomes Extended COI Mandate

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July 4, 2015July 5, 2015

Geneva, Switzerland, (3 July 2015): Human Rights Concern -Eritrea (HRCE) welcomes the renewal of the mandates of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) and the Special Rapporteur (SR) on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for a period of one year.

Human Rights Concern-Eritrea: Press Release

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June 30, 2015June 30, 2015

Geneva, Switzerland (June 30, 2015), Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) in collaboration with various human rights organizations and international NGO’s hosted a presentation featuring victims and witnesses that contributed their experiences to the recent Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on Eritrea. The COI was established by…

HRCE Hosts a Side-Event in Geneva during the Release of COI Report on Eritrea

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June 30, 2015June 30, 2015

Human Rights Concern Eritrea (HRCE) in collaboration with various human rights organizations and international NGO’s hosted a presentation featuring victims and witnesses that contributed their experiences to the recent Commission of Inquiry (COI) report on Eritrea.

Watch: COI on Human Rights in Eritrea – 23rd Meeting 29th Regular Session of Human Rights Council

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June 23, 2015

Awate.com: Sovereignty, International Law and the Commission of Inquiry Eritrea

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June 22, 2015June 22, 2015

With the release of the report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea in which the commission states that the Government of Eritrea may have been involved in acts that “may constitute crimes against humanity”, a well-rounded article on Awate.com tries to answer the…

The Report Of the Commision of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea

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June 9, 2015June 9, 2015

The report was released publicly throught a press conference on Monday, 8 June 2015 at 10:30 AM. This page contains a short and long (detailed findings) version of the COI report, a press release on the report, an updated fact sheet and visual material – satellite…

Ambassador Yusuf Mohamed Ismail “Bari Bari”: 1960-2015

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May 15, 2015May 15, 2015

The tragic death of an extraordinary and valiant diplomat who fought for numerous causes, including the rights of Eritreans and people with albinism.

Commentary: The shifting liability landscape for Canadian miners abroad

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May 1, 2015

(Young Park and Rick Moscone, Special to The Northern Miner 2015-04-29) Two recent lawsuits brought in B.C. by foreign plaintiffs against two Canadian mining companies for alleged human rights abuses abroad have raised the stakes for mining projects in foreign jurisdictions.

HRCE Sends a Letter to Pres. Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Rwanda-Israel Multimillion-Dollar Deal to Transfer Eritrean Refugees

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May 1, 2015

HRCE’s Elizabeth Chyrum sends a letter to His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, on how saddened HRCE is to learn of the Rwanda-Israel multimillion dollar deal to transfer unwanted Eritrean refugees to Rwanda. The letter urges Rwanda to disassociate itself from this…

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