Abie Seyoum’s Plea

June 6, 2013 Eritrea: Voices of victims call for greater pressure from international and regional mechanisms Geneva, 6 June 2013: Human Rights Concern – Eritrea with Article 19, Amnesty International, Civicus, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network Project, Human Rights Watch…

Me’aza Petros

Me’aza Petros, a 16 year old daughter of two political prisoners detained incommunicado. Petros Solomon (ex-Minister of Maritime Resources detained since September 18th, 2001) and Aster Yohannes (detained since December 11th, 2003. Above is a picture of Me’aza’s parents, in happier times. Meaza Petros’s moving testimony.

Members of the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea Announced

BREAKING NEWS: Members of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of human rights in Eritrea have been announced. They are: Mr, Mike Smith (Australia), Ms, Sheila B. Keetharuth (Mauritius) and Professor Victor Dankwa (Ghana)

The Use of Forced Labour at the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea

The systematic stripping of Eritrea’s mineral resources continues. It is not enough for the Eritrean government to give foreign companies such as Nevsun 60% ownership of the Bisha Mining, which has benefited the president and a handful of cohorts, but has yet to trickle down to…

ERITREA FOR SALE – TO THE RUSSIANS!

The Eritrean government has become so isolated and desperate that it has tried to sell its precious gold resources to Russia – at any price. Sanctions have hurt the financial position of this government so much that the only way they could try to get support…