This report is based on 18 days of desk research and provides a short synthesis of. The human rights council hrc draft resolution dated june 30, 2015, commended the coie for completing its work in a transparent, impartial and consultative manner. While forms of political repression and nonconformity to western conceptions of democracy are highlighted and repeated ad nauseam, other critical aspects of. Human rights in eritrea are viewed by certain nongovernmental organisations ngos such as human rights watch as among the worst in the world, particularly with regards to freedom of the press. Although these human rights are protected under articles 18 and 19 of the univer\ sal declaration of human rights \udhr\, states around the world continue to pass and enforce laws that restrict both freedoms. Human rights and lgbt rights organizations noted that victims were extremely reluctant to report abuse or seek redress. After 25 years of rule by unelected president isaias afwerki, eritreas citizens remain subjects of one of the worlds most oppressive governments. Human rights groups continued to report that roma faced discrimination in employment and housing.
Human rights council 2015 report on the independent expert on the situation of human rights in. Eritrea blames migrant exodus on human trafficking news. It is not law that rules in eritrea but fear, states the report. Pdf counterterrorism resolutions and initiatives by. The report gives four examples of this, one of which relates to professor kibreab. Eritrea shadow report to the cedaw committee by human rights concerneritrea hrce 1. German parliament the bundestag discusses eritrean human. The german parliament the bundestag discussed the worsening human rights situation in eritrea on june 10, 2015. Torture and other rights abuses are widespread in eritrea. Representatives of different parties took to the podium to express their outrage on how the eritrean government is treating its own. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from the end of 20 through november 2014. Some of the violations described in the report may constitute crimes against humanity. Signing the apology letter or regret form as a precondition for return. The good news is that the eritrean opposition and the eritrean government have started talking to one another.
It refers to the following conclusion in the ffm report, it is now possible for evaders and deserters who have left eritrea illegally to return if they pay the 2% tax and sign the apology letter at an eritrean embassy. International institute for counterterrorism, 22 mar. In may 2016, a united nations commission of inquiry coi established by the human. The eritrean ministry of foreign affairs indicates that the two percent income tax can be paid at an eritrean embassy denmark dec. Us state department reports on human rights in eritrea.
Angolas attorney general sorry for mistake in accusing. Eritrean debab interview with professor rezene habtemariam scientologist hirkan eritrea tv duration. See the ethiopian center for disability and development guidebook with information on accessible hotel accommodations and transportation including the new addis ababa metro. Calendar of racism and resistance 25 september 8 october 2015. Rapid fragility and migration assessment for eritrea gsdrc. Eritrea human rights abuses may be crimes against humanity. Jun 10, 2015 war cost money and at the end somebody has to pay. Lipsett applauded the eritrean governments unique enthusiasm in continuing the human rights impact assessment.
Human rights watch is a 501c3 nonprofit registered in the us under ein. The united nations high commissioner for refugees unhcr estimates that about 4,000 eritreans flee the country each month and that as of mid2014, more. Human rights council receives report on dire situation. The mission of ehrea is to increase public awareness of injustices carried out in eritrea and elsewhere by the pfdj and to serve as a platform to hasten the introduction of justice and democracy in eritrea. The antiimmigrant northern leagues share of the vote surges in regional elections across italy. Introduction human rights concern eritrea hrce is an eritreanled nonpolitical human rights organization, located outside the country, which researches, reports and campaigns on violations of. Apr 01, 2015 despite referencing critical reports from amnesty international, human rights watch and ample media coverage of the persecution eritreans are subjected to, the report rests its conclusions on the highly discredited danish immigration services report from late 2014. President, this august body is discussing today the report of the commission of inquiry on eritrea. Government programs, including financing for tutors, helped schoolage romani children move out of special needs programs and into mainstream classes. See our lgbti travel information page and section 6 of our human rights report for further details. The german parliament the bundestag discussed the worsening human rights situation on june 10, 2015. Human rights watch found that several hundred conscripts had been. Detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in. Workers quoted in the report say they were conscripted to work against their will for canadian mining company nevsun.
Presentation of the report by the commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea to the human rights council speakers. It collects information, eye witness testimony and links to online resources about human rights abuses since 1991. Given this history, the eritrean government appears determined to accomplish a single goal. The amnesty international report 201516 documents the state of the worlds human rights during 2015. Fact sheet on the commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea. December 2015 document which is the government of eritreas official response to a 2011 report by the united. The report was a response to apparent overtures by afwerkis regime to lure back its much depleted generation of young people, needed to help rebuild its. Eritrea has the highest number of any country per capita seeking asylum and it is the fastest emptying nation in the world with 400,000 people leaving. These are not special rights, they are simply human rights such as safe shelter, food and water, the opportunity to work, access to education and legal assistance. In the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries the vanquished or defeated usually paid either in cash or by loss of territories.
No eritreans were recorded as forcibly displaced in 2015 unhcr eritrea, 2015. Calendar of racism and resistance 22 may 4 june 2015. The peoples front for democracy and justice pfdj, headed by president isaias, is the sole political party. In january human rights organizations reported that the rsf launched a widescale campaign of rape of civilians, including minors, in the villages of golo and bardani. Hrw by the end of 2018, 507,300 eritreans had fled, according to the united nations high commissioner for refugees. Apostasy, blasphemy, and hate speech laws in africa. Eritrea interview about human rights report with sophia. Hubeis leader sacked as china death toll passes 1,300 live news.
Human rights watch hrw said the interim report showed that it is essential for eritrea to remain on the human rights councils agenda for the foreseeable future. According to a 2017 amnesty international ai statement, security agents caused the disappearance of at least 1,700 persons since 2015. Human rights council, the research became the basis of the commission of inquirys report on human rights in the eritrea. Jun 16, 2018 taken from the second studio album man vol 2, yemegemeriyaye is about the feeling you get when you fall in love deeply for the first time. Uk home office hardens its asylum guidance for eritreans. The eritrean construction industry is a government monopoly that uses forced conscript labor. The commission first report released two months ago documented a multitude of human right violations in eritrea. The ethiopian government has denied the accusations of land grabbing and instead pointed to the positive trajectory of the countries economy as. In its report, the united nations commission of inquiry on the human rights situation in eritrea detailed extrajudicial killings, widespread torture, sexual slavery and forced child labor. Critque of human rights commission on eritrea prof asmarom. In its 2015 report, men without mercy, human rights watch reported that rape and other abuses by the rsf were systematic. Voas vincent makori reports and later talks to salem solomon eritrean american journalist.
In my own research defending the victims of the ethioeritrean war 19982000amnesty international read one of my three reports on ethiopias human rights violations titled. Eritrea blighted by ruthless repression and human rights. Third, those who managed to leave eritrea claimed to be political refugees and their claims are supported by several international reports of human rights violations in eritrea e. Eritrean news by eritv live television 8,398 views 54. Somalia development of radical islamism and current implications. The government confirms in the queens speech that plans to repeal the human rights act have been put on hold. Companies have an obligation to conduct due diligence of their business activity and this article is a case of business and human rights in eritrea. Mike smith, chairperson, commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea sheila b. A report by the danish government this year claimed that, for the first time, draft evaders are unlikely to face punishment on returning home, providing they sign a letter of apology. Geneva 9 march 2015 the united nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in eritrea, sheila b. Along with oliver and the direct involvement of the premier of nova scotia robert stanfield, many black activists were responsible for the establishment of the nova scotia human rights commission 1967. Commission of inquiry on eritrea press conference 8 june 2016 to avoid justices eritrea is held hostage by fear for decades. Crushing dissent in the maldives hrw human rights watch.
Eritrean merhaba interview doctor gidewon abbay and sophia tesfamariam eritrea tv duration. Originally the mandate of the commission was primarily to address the plight of black nova scotians. The uprooted, a scientific survey of ethnic eritrean deportees from ethiopia conducted with regard to human rights violations, 1999. Letter dated 7 december 2015 from the commission of inquiry addressed to the. Under the heading of mandate and methodology, the mandate is defined as follows. Little had changed regarding basic human rights since 2012, when this council had given her the responsibility to monitor, document, analyse, report and. Apr, 2018 by way of examining the use of words such as race, racial discrimination, and colonialism in human rights instruments, laws, state reports, and other documentsthe article offers a series of conceptual investigations into the use of such words as relevant to swedens observance of universal human rights cf. Report on the state of human rights in eritrea 2016. Systematic and gross human rights abuses on scale seldom seen may include crimes against humanity, report finds. The report urged other countries to offer protection to eritrean asylum seekers and to respect the principle of providing refuge to people with a wellfounded fear of persecution. Opening remarks of mike smith, chairperson, commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea my apology for mistakes. Eritrea human rights abuses may be crimes against humanity, says.
Aug 29, 2015 a recent united nations report found that systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations have been and are being committed in eritrea under the authority of the government. Eritreans make up a large number of those fleeing across the mediterranean to europe around 15 per cent of the total reaching europes sea border are. By commission member and special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in eritrea, sheila b. According to a 2011 study, the outlawed amongst us, by the kenya human rights commission, 89 percent of lgbt individuals who revealed their sexual orientation were disowned by family and friends. Eritv eritrean news live by eritrea television 41,906 views 25. Hrw noted the respondents report january 2015 which concluded that the eritrean government made no visible progress on key human rights concerns. Full text of amnesty world report 2015 internet archive. Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea. Eritrea is one of the worst violators of human rights and exporters of asylumseekers. Commentary on the march 2015 home office cigs on eritrea ecoi. Us state department reports on human rights in eritrea 2015. Immigration and refugee board of canada department of justice. Human rights watch 2020 report january 18, 2020 martin plaut eritrea, human rights watch, news source.
The bill follows prime minister trudeaus 2017 apology in the. Monday, january 25th, 2015 edition by peoples media. To the president of the united nations human rights council. Geneva 24 june 2015 as thousands of eritreans continue to flee government repression in their homeland, a unappointed commission of inquiry warned today that the dire human rights situation in the isolated horn of africa nation can no longer be ignored. Citing the april 2015 landinfo report, easo states that eritrean authorities claim that people who have left illegally may return.
This paper provides a survey and analysis of speech restrictions in africa that have, or may, limit forb. Eritrea, human rights, and neocolonial propaganda new. The commission finds that the current situation of human rights in eritrea is the tragic product of an initial desire to protect and ensure the survival of the young state that. He also stated that in the follow up assessment audit the six recommendations mentioned were already undertaken by the government and nevsun to address and improve the issues of concern. It summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide, drawing on events from the end of 2012 through november 20. The case of business and human rights in eritrea awate. The probe named the main perpetrators of the violations as the eritrean defense forces, in particular the eritrean army, the national security office and the.
Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of president isaias afwerki. Its coverage of the year 2014 just released see printed below shows a worsening situation that will require close world attention and possible action, as suggested by the june 23 report of. The report finds gross human rights violations are widespread throughout the state apparatus, and identifies the main perpetrators as afwerki, his. The exodus from eritrea is complicating europes efforts to tackle the mediterranean. Jiang chaoliang replaced in province where cases have jumped by. There have been no elections since the countrys independence from ethiopia in. The european court of human rights condemns belgium for a police officers assault of two brothers stopped for identity checks in brussels in 2003 and 2004, and orders the belgian authorities to pay 5,000 to both brothers for what the court deemed to be an attack on their human dignity. In its resolution 2624, the human rights council established the commission of inquiry on human rights in eritrea for a period of one year with the mandate to. Aug 31, 2018 taken from the second studio album man vol 2, mamesgegnaye is a dedication to nhattys son his reason to be grateful. Eritrean activities, which are found inside and outside the homeland, are controlled by 1. Eritrean embassy in uk hosted presentations on human. The coie report found that the eritrean government is committing systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations in a climate of generalized impunity. The report was criticised by danish media and human rights watch, which described it as more like a political effort to stem migration than an honest assessment of eritreas human rights. Feature eritrean migrants face new asylum battle in eu page 26.
A similar 2012 report by human rights watch also describes the ethiopian governments 20102011 villagization program in gambella, with plans to carry out similar resettlements in other regions. The archive also provides documentation on atrocities committed against. Quaresma dos santos recently, the office of the attorney general publicly named the chief of staff of the angolan armed forces, general geraldo sachipengo nunda, a formal suspect for criminal association. While algerias 2015 law on domestic violence criminalized some forms of do. Business has a direct and indirect impact on the lives of people. Eritrea is a oneparty state in which national legislative elections have been repeatedly postponed, the judiciary is weak, and constitutional provisions protecting individual freedom have yet to be. Refugees and asylum seekers amnesty international australia. Human rights council holds enhanced interactive dialogue. Your excellency, this letter is addressed to you by a huge crowd of justiceseeking eritrean exiles, who are congregating in geneva on the 26th of june 2015, for a mass demonstration that coveys our unflinching support to the report of the unmandated commission of inquiry on.
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