HRCE’s Letter to Rt Hon Theresa May, MP, UK’s Home Secretary

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April 20, 2015October 5, 2015

HRCE’s Elizabeth Chyrum sent a letter to Home Secretary, Rt Hon Theresa May, MP, concerning the gross inaccuracies contained in the recent ‘Home Office Guidelines; Country Information and Guidance Eritrea: National (incl. Military) Service’ (2015) and in ‘Country Information and Guidance Eritrea: Illegal Exit’ (2015).Please read…

HRCE Sends a Letter to EU Stating Concern over Development Aid to the Eritrean Government

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April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

On April 15, 2015, HRCE sends a letter to the EU stating the concern over the Commission’s current plans to hand significant development aid to the Eritrean government without sufficient oversight as to how the money is being spent. This decision both undermines the European Union’s…

Some Reflections on the UK Home Office’s Country Information Guidance Eritrea: National (incl. Military) Service & Illegal Exit, March 2015

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April 10, 2015April 10, 2015

Introduction The UK delegation from the Foreign and Common Wealth Office and the Home Office visited Asmara on 9-11 December 2014. In March 2015, the Home Office issued two documents, namely, Country Information and Guidance Eritrea: National (incl. Military) Service and Country Information and Guidance Eritrea:…

Watch: COI on Human Rights in Eritrea – 30th Meeting 28th Regular Session of Human Rights Council

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March 17, 2015

Eritrea: UN-Mandated Inquiry Finds ‘Very Clear Patterns’ of Human Rights Abuses

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March 17, 2015

(Source: UN News Centre) 16 March 2015 – A four-month United Nations investigation into the human rights situation in Eritrea has found “very clear patterns” of violations and abuses, according to a report delivered today at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.

Elsa Chyrum of HRCE Delivered a Speech at the UN Human Rights Council, 28th Session

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March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Elsa Chyrum, director of Human Rights Concern, Ertrea, delivered a speech at the United Nations Human Rights Council, 28th Session, on 16th March 2015 on Agenda Item 4, Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea. Here is the full content of the speech:

Côte d’Ivoire: Justice for victims of human rights violations “long overdue” – Zeid

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March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

(Source UNHR) GENEVA (11 March 2015) – In the wake of the guilty verdicts against numerous supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo charged with offences against the state and its institutions, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Government of Côte…

The Tragic Killing of EPLF Veteran Fighter Ambassador Andemichael Kahsay

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February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

A testimony provided to Human Rights Concern – Eritrea (HRCE) The following is a brief account of the murder of veteran fighter Ambassador Andemichael Kahsay in Asmara on 13 August 2003. I was told this true sad story by a very close relative of mine with…

Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea set to begin hearing testimonies in the United Kingdom

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January 17, 2015

(Source UNHR) GENEVA (16 January 2014) – The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea will visit the United Kingdom from 24 to 31 January to hold meetings and collect testimonies and accounts on the human rights situation in Eritrea.

On the The brutal Killing of Khaled Idris Bahray : Letter to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection

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January 15, 2015January 15, 2015

Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRCE) sends a letter to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection office in Berlin regarding the brutal killing of Khaled Idris Bahray,a 20-year-old refugee from Eritrea. The HRCE condemns the unprovoked cruel killing, and requests that this heinous crime committed against an innocent…

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