By TesfaNews, Earlier this month, Eritrea was accused of crimes against humanity by a UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) tasked with investigating allegations against the government. Unlike its first report last year, Council members approached the commission’s latest findings with caution as some of its recommendations have the potential to destabilize the country or even […]
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By Tom Miles | for Reuters, Ethiopia is contemplating full-scale war against Eritrea, an Eritrean official told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, as he defended his country against allegations of crimes against humanity. Eritrean and Ethiopian troops clashed along their border on June 12. Each has accused the other of starting the hostilities. […]
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By Eritrean Global Action for Justice, Eritreans and friends of Eritrea in Europe and the rest of the globe will hold a mass rally in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, to protest against the latest sickening report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, a three-man panel that has never […]
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STATEMENT BY H.E. MR. OSMAN SALEH MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF ERITREA DURIG THE 32ND SESSION OF THE UNHRC GENEVA, 14 JUNE 2016 Mr. President, I wish to seize this opportunity to stress Eritrea’s continued engagement with the Human Rights Council with the hope that its aspirations for better and higher standards […]
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By Neamin Zeleke, Why lending support and sign the petition? A strong and stable Eritrea is vital for Ethiopia and the stability and security of the Horn in strategic ways. A./ Unlike most countries in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Eritrea is the most stable, peaceful and secure country that has managed to keep the harmony […]
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By Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eritrea has received credible information that the “Commission of Inquiry” (COI) intends to publicly release its forthcoming “report” in advance; well before it is duly submitted to the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Commission. The latter is scheduled to take place from 13 June to 1 July, 2016. This […]
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The United Nations Human Rights Council holds its thirty-first regular session from 29 February to 24 March in Geneva. Highlights of the four-week session include an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, an enhanced interactive dialogue on Burundi, and individual interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s […]
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By Amdetsion Kidane, What triggered this article is the decision by the UN Security Council (UNSC) to maintain the sanction against Eritrea imposed in 2009 alleging Eritrea’s support of al-Shabaab in Somalia and the 2008 Djibouti-Eritrea disputes in the context of their implication to regional and international peace and security. What puzzles me more than […]
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