The slaves of Eritrea

(Canadian Business, May 9, 2014  by Matthew McClearn) The news was grim, but not surprising. Yannick Lamonde, an official within Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), received word in January last year of an impending report by a prominent non-governmental organization. Its contents were…

A National Team Without a Country

By JAMES MONTAGUE May 21, 2014   GORINCHEM, the Netherlands — The 18 Eritrean refugees arrived in this picturesque, blue-collar Dutch city 20 miles east of Rotterdam earlier this month looking for safety, security and, finally, after 18 months of fear and uncertainty in two refugee camps on…

March 8 – International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day, March 8 , is intended as a day of celebration for the economic and social achievements of women around the world, especially, as designated by the United Nations, in terms of political and human rights. Let us examine the human rights situation in…

Eritrea: Under International Scrutiny, Allow Independent Human Rights Monitoring

Press Release Eritrea: Under International Scrutiny, Allow Independent Human Rights Monitoring 4th February 2014 The Government of Eritrea should accept recommendations to cooperate fully with the United Nations human rights system, said Human Rights Concern-Eritrea, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and…