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 ESAT, A Call For Paper THE Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT), in collaboration with Ethiopian academics and advocates, is pleased to host a timely symposium on issues related to Ethiopia and to the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is a country crippled by successive tyrannical regimes, divided along ethnic lines and engulfed with acute […]
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By TesfaNews, Petit Oeil, Producers of the ‘Eritrea: Come and See‘ documentary film, in association with Investig’Action presents the following interview they have conducted in Asmara with the renowned Lawyer, Sociologist and Anthropologist Professor Asmerom Legesse. on Eritrean Cultures against existing laws and customs. Professor Asmerom eloquently narrates past and present history of the Eritrean […]
Continue ReadingBy Samuel Mahaffy (Ph.D), I journeyed to the U.S Capital yesterday to talk about Eritrea. No one paid me to go. No one asked me to go. I went because my heart told me to speak up for Eritrea. It was not one of the easiest trips I have made. It required going through security […]
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