Groups Urge UN Human Rights Council Over Ethiopia Protests

By Elias Deseret | Associated Press, More than a dozen rights groups have written to the U.N. Human Rights Council urging an immediate halt to “excessive” use of force by Ethiopian security forces. The letter dated Thursday also calls for an independent investigation into the reported killings of hundreds of people in Ethiopia’s Amhara and […]

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Eritrea’s Statement at 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Statement by HE Mr. Yemane Ghebreab, Head of Delegation During the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea 32nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council 21 June 2016, Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Yesterday, June 20th, was a day of remembrance and rededication in Eritrea and among Eritrean communities abroad. The people […]

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Eritrea and Canada Deny Entry to UN Special Rapporteurs

By TesfaNews, Eritrea and Canada deny entry for UN Special rapporteurs to their respective countries citing legality and due process of their appointment. Ms. Beedwantee Keetharuth, special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, have been heard complaining on the media about Asmara’s refusal to let her in to the country inorder to assess […]

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Eritrea Wins UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Seat

By TesfaNews, Eritrea won comfortably a seat on a powerful UN committee that addresses budgetary and administrative matters. The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) is a subsidiary organ of the United Nation that oversees spending at the United Nations. The tight race among five African candidates for the two African seats on […]

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