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The Right to Peace is a Human Right

April 6, 2015TesfaNews24 Comments

By Aman Nebiat, EVER since the first bullet was fired by Idris Awate on September 1st, 1961 in defiance of Ethiopia’s attempt to annex Eritrea, the fight of Eritreans has always been for “Peace, Freedom and Respect to Human Rights“. It was a fight for freedom from Ethiopian occupation to full independence and after Eritrea’s […]

India Calls for Promoting Human Rights Through Consensus, Impartiality

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014TesfaNews11 Comments

By Arul Louis, INDIA has called for focusing UN human rights endeavours on advocacy and consensus building, while eschewing ideologically-driven pronouncements and striving for impartiality. Indian Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji told the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Monday: “The focus should be on advocacy and consensus building through promotion of better understanding of human rights issues” […]