By UNDP Eritrea, Absent formal judicial systems, traditional justice systems and customary practices are critical to ensuring that people have access to justice. In Eritrea, many rural communities denied access to dispute resolution as a result of formal legal services where people could present their cases or a legal system that did not take into […]
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By Mela Ghebremedhin, For the detractors of Eritrea, the country has no “no laws or rules”. This is a refrain often parroted by the so-called mainstream media. Seen through their distorted prisms, Eritrea is plunged in a complete anarchy. But, really…? Actually, Eritrean society has a rich track record of customs and traditional justice systems […]
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By Ruby Sandhu, Returning recently from Asmara, Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, I met with mediators from the impressive grassroots community courts from the six Zoba regions in Eritrea, individuals equal in gender and spanning a generation. Eritrea, a country that is consistently referred to as a despotic regime, one without the Rule of […]
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By TesfaNews, ERITREA participated at the 24th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice that was held on 18 – 22 May 2015 in Vienna, Austria. In its annual Session, the Commission discussed on various global challenges from transnational organized crimes, including trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants, corruption, drug trafficking, […]
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