BY CECCO The Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) condemns the unlawful and politically motivated actions of Mr. Jack Mikkers, Mayor of Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Mr. Mikkers decided to abruptly cancel the 13th European Conference of the Young People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (YPFDJ) on the weekend of the 15th of April […]
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By CECCO, AFTER reviewing the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights (COI) established pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 26/24, CECCO has a number of concerns regarding its methodology, findings and conclusions. CECCO believes that the lack of reliable and verifiable data in this report calls into question its portrayal of the […]
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By CECCO, IT HAS now been 13 years since the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delivered its verdict in the border dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia. On the anniversary of the verdict, Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) would like to remind the international community of its obligation to uphold international law and […]
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By CECCO, THE Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) would like to express its support and solidarity with European-Eritreans and the Cycling Tour event for Truth, Peace, Justice and Eritrea. It has now been 13 years since the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delivered its verdict in favour of Eritrea; The Ethiopian government […]
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Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister Harper, 1) We are writing on behalf of the 30,000 Canadians of Eritrean descent to urge your government to take immediate action in lifting the Regulations implementing the UNSC Resolution 1907, and ease restrictions on the […]
Continue ReadingBy CECCO, THE Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations (CECCO) commemorated the anniversary of the Lampedusa shipwreck in which hundreds of migrants lost their lives off the the coast of southern Italy. The sinking of the ship in Lampedusa shocked our tight-knit Eritrean community , Canadians of Eritrean descent mourned and reflected on the […]
Continue ReadingBy Henok Yihdego, DAVID MATAS, a well-known international human rights lawyer and activist who regularly speaks to the press on behalf of Eritrean refugees in Canada is drawing criticism from people who say they are troubled by the Winnipeg-based lawyer’s militant public support for the state of Israel. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Eritreans residing […]
Continue ReadingBy Awet H., IN a June 22nd 2014 CBC interview, a representative from Hidmona, a bandwagon Eritrean Human Rights activists registered in Manitoba, stated that the closure of the Eritrean Consulate in Toronto was way overdue. He, along with his coteries seize the opportunity to demand the government of Canada close the consulate altogether.
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