UN rights expert urges the world to keep Eritrea under scrutiny and help people fleeing the country

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June 7, 2013June 16, 2013

GENEVA (5 June 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today reiterated her call on the international community to keep monitoring the human rights situation in Eritrea and to protect and support those fleeing the country, in particular the increasing numbers…

Eritrea: Voices of victims call for greater pressure from international and regional mechanisms

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June 6, 2013June 7, 2013

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 and Reporters Without Borders, organised a side event on 5 June 2013, from 14:00 –…

Eritrean diplomat ordered out of Canada after ‘tax’ on ex-pats

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May 30, 2013May 30, 2013

The head of the Eritrean Consulate in Toronto has been ordered to leave Canada in the wake of reports that said Semere Ghebremariam O. Micael has been involved in soliciting a “diaspora tax” from Eritreans in Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird issued a news release…

A Human Rights Seminar On North Korea and Eritrea

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May 25, 2013May 29, 2013

African Civil Society calls for AU action on Eritrea

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May 23, 2013May 30, 2013

To: Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Africa CC: Permanent Representatives to the African Union; Permanent Representatives of African States to the UN Human Rights Council 21st May 2013 RE: African Civil Society Call for Action on Human Rights Situation in Eritrea EXCELLENCIES, We, the undersigned representatives…

“Keep Eritrea under close scrutiny,” new UN Special Rapporteur urges international community

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May 20, 2013May 29, 2013

GENEVA (14 May 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today called on the international community to keep Eritrea under close scrutiny until meaningful change is evident in the country. “Blatant disrespect for human rights in…

We don’t force them: Eritrean diplomat insists consulate is not extorting money from citizens in Canada

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May 17, 2013May 29, 2013

The diplomat who represents Eritrea in Canada insisted Monday his office was not extorting money from expatriates but merely providing “information” to those who want to donate to the African regime. Mr. Micael said the 2% tax was Eritrean law. But he said the consulate in Toronto…

Letter to King Abdalla Bib Abdulaziz Ale Saud, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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May 14, 2013May 14, 2013

To: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdalla Bib Abdulaziz Ale Saud, May God protect him Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Your Majesty, Re: Eritreans who are on their way to be deported to their country As Eritreans, whose country is related to the beloved…

Open Letter to Hon William Hague on the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea

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April 26, 2013April 26, 2013

Dear Mr Hague, My name is Elizabeth Chyrum and I am the Director of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea, a London based Human Rights organisation that promotes and protects the human rights of Eritrean inside Eritrea and in diaspora. I am writing to you as we…

Eritrean Refugees and POWs in Djibouti – 2nd Visit

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April 11, 2013April 11, 2013

Following her October 2012 visit, Elizabeth Chyrum, the Director of Human Rights Concern – Eritrea visited Djibouti between 24 March to 01 April 2013 . Her second visit was more focused on addressing the suffering of the Eritrean refugees at Negad detention centre from Tuberculosis (TB),…

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