SOURCE: MOI ERITREA Mr. President, The present mandate on Eritrea was established in 2012 as a continuation of the external threats pursued by the US and its western allies. Accordingly, harassment tools including the UN sanction imposed on Eritrea in the pretext of alleged Eritrea’s support to “terrorism / Al Shebab)’ were applied to make […]
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BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The UNHRC Special Rapporteur issued, on 17th April this year, a 20- page annual report on Eritrea. Sadly, the report is replete with the same presumptive and offensive allegations that have characterized the annual reports since 2012.
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The resolution calls for commitment to human rights, democracy, rule of law in Ethiopia BY FELIX HORNE | HRW Today, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution encouraging Ethiopia’s government to increase respect for human rights, rule of law, and democracy. This non-binding resolution, combined with recent statements from the US Embassy in Addis, […]
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BY ERITREA MISSION- GENEVA | SHABAIT In mid-October this year, Eritrea’s avowed detractors convened a meeting in Brussels under the rubric of “Human Rights Situation in Eritrea”. Principal speakers at the event – which was open to limited and selected invited guests during the first day (October 19th) included the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea (SR) […]
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BY AMANUEL GIORGIO Mr. Chair, I would like to thank those who in their interventions stressed the importance of constructive partnership in the promotion and protection of human right as well as expressing their concern about politicization, double standards and selectivity of the human rights mechanism.
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Addressing the pervasive human rights crisis in Ethiopia BY ESAT NEWS The Ethiopian Advocacy Network (EAN) said it has submitted a letter to the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council urging members to support a draft resolution which, among others, condemn human rights violations, extrajudicial killings and use of the anti-terror as well […]
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Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen In May last month, the Eritrean people celebrated their 26th Independence Anniversary. The celebrations were held throughout the breadth and length of the country, as well as in the Diaspora, with spectacular public events amid undiminished enthusiasm that has few parallels elsewhere. Asmara’s Liberation and Martyr’s Avenues were […]
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Statement of the Delegation of the State of Eritrea to the 34th Session of the UNHRC in Response to the Oral Update of the Special Rapporteur. BY ERITREA MISSION – GENEVA Mr. President, My delegation does not wish to waste the time of this august body to indulge in acrimonious exchanges with the Special Rapporteur. […]
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