Eritrea

Eritrea ( (listen)), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea.

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SAIIA: South African Institute of International Affairs · 1 September 1998 English

The failure of Ethiopia and Eritrea to settle their differences is a serious setback to regional stability and the African renaissance. Nationalist calls on both sides make a lasting peace settlement unlikely

WOT REMOVE The Ethiopia-Eritrea dispute The failure of Ethiopia and Eritrea to settle their differences The continuing stand-off between Ethiopia and Eritrea, following their short war in May-June this year elsewhere. The Ethiopians refuse to negotiate while Eritrea occupies Ethiopian territory. Current mediation Republic of China (PRC). The propaganda war between Eritrea and Ethiopia continues unabated. While propaganda domestic support are less easily manipulated. In Eritrea, this is a relatively simple matter of reviving


Amnesty International English

Helen Berhane was among 2,000 detained members of banned evangelical churches in Eritrea, including her own Rema church, which has been subjected to sustained persecution by the Eritrean government in injuries she sustained to her feet and legs. [...] Amnesty International urges to the Government of Eritrea to respect its Constitution and its obligations under international law to respect freedom. [...] concerned that the systematic persecution of people on the basis of their religion continues unabated in Eritrea.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement ERITREA: Gospel singer Helen Berhane released Amnesty detained members of banned evangelical churches in Eritrea, including her own Rema church, which has been Amnesty International urges to the Government of Eritrea to respect its Constitution and its obligations basis of their religion continues unabated in Eritrea. On 15-16 October 2006, over 150 men, women churches and Islam have been allowed to operate in Eritrea. Members of some 35 minority Christian evangelical


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forced returns of asylum seekers to Eritrea Sudan must comply with its international legal obligations and stop all forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Eritrea - where they are at risk of persecution prison and deportation. [...] The government of Sudan also violated international law by deporting to Eritrea, citizens of Ethiopia who had claimed asylum in Sudan. [...] The judge allegedly refused to consider group’s request for access to UNHCR may have prompted the decision to forcibly return some of them to Eritrea earlier than expected.

Sudan must end forced returns of asylum seekers to Eritrea Sudan must comply with its international legal forced returns of refugees and asylum seekers to Eritrea - where they are at risk of persecution or other returned nine asylum seekers and one refugee to Eritrea. The ten - six Eritrean nationals and four Ethiopian treason. Asylum seekers should not be returned to Eritrea, because they will be at grave risk of serious violations. Eritreans forcibly returned to Eritrea face a real risk of being subjected to violations


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(Public) Date: 18 September 2008 Eritrea: Prisoners of conscience remembered on 7th anniversary of mass detentions Seven years ago, on 18 September 2001, the Government of Eritrea detained hundreds of former inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment. [...] The family and friends of those detained in Eritrea for the last seven years also face persecution when they speak out against detention of their loved

64/007/2008 (Public) Date: 18 September 2008 Eritrea: Prisoners of conscience remembered on 7th anniversary years ago, on 18 September 2001, the Government of Eritrea detained hundreds of former government leaders International members worldwide. The Government of Eritrea is doing all that they can to ensure that these The family and friends of those detained in Eritrea for the last seven years also face persecution detention of their loved ones. Arbitary detention in Eritrea continues and has led to the detention of thousands


ACUS: Atlantic Council of the United States · 7 December 2016 English

of Inquiry’s report to imprisonment of four former employees of the US the UN Security Council.) Eritrea resents the United embassy; the restriction of US embassy personnel to States’ refusal to hold Ethiopia should consider, too, that the arbitrary continuation Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, and other such of sanctions on Eritrea, in the absence of any visible devices have simply compelled the government to

Atlantic Council AFRICA CENTER ISSUE BRIEF Eritrea: Coming In from the Cold DECEMBER 2016 BRONWYN BRUTON immediate threat to US interests in the region. Eritrea has long been stigmatized as a “spoiler” by Washington supporting terrorism. In 2009, at Washington’s urging, Eritrea was sanctioned by the United Nations for supporting Nations Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (UNSEMG) have yielded no evidence that Eritrea continues to be surprising developments have recently occurred in Eritrea, suggesting that the country is determined to throw


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Patriarch Abune Antonios, the former head of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, was arrested in January 2006 after criticising the Eritrean government for detaining people, including priests, without due process. Amnesty …

Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in Eritrea ERITREA MUST END THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF UNLAWFUL DETENTIONS Eritrean-American woman who was unlawfully detained in Eritrea in 2012 after trying to flee the country. She was all those in unlawful detention. We also urge Eritrea, as a member of this Council, to facilitate a a visit by the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea without further delay. Thank you.


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arbitrary detention of thousands of other prisoners of conscience and political prisoners across Eritrea. [...] The 11 politicians – former members of the Central Council of the ruling People's Front for The fate of the politicians and journalists arrested in 2001 is shared by thousands of people in Eritrea.

of conscience and political prisoners across Eritrea. The 11 politicians – former members of the arrested in 2001 is shared by thousands of people in Eritrea. Both before and since the 2001 arrests, thousands widespread use of arbitrary detention across Eritrea, and the shocking fact that countless Eritreans immediately release all prisoners of conscience in Eritrea. Anyone suspected of a criminal offence must be Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, and looks forward to the appointment of the mandate


ACAPS · 18 September 2019 English

round has been summoned.125 The results of the final exam ESECE determine further education possibilities and the assignment to the national service: • The batch with the highest marks enters one of Eritrea

EASO_COI_Report_ERITREA_2019 European Asylum Support Office Eritrea National service, exit, and return Country of Origin IS OUR MISSION European Asylum Support Office Eritrea National service, exit, and return Country of Origin respective third parties. Cover photo: Dekemhare, Eritrea © SEM, The State Secretariat for Migration, Switzerland eu/ EASO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION REPORT - ERITREA: NATIONAL SERVICE, EXIT, AND RETURN — 3 Acknowledgements — EASO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION REPORT - ERITREA: NATIONAL SERVICE, EXIT, AND RETURN Contents Acknowledgements


Amnesty International English

..] Since 11 June 2008 the Egyptian authorities forcibly returned up to 1,000 asylum seekers to Eritrea, and further deportations are expected. [...] Among those returned were some 400 Eritrean asylum-seekers

President to stop flights to possible torture in Eritrea Amnesty International wrote today to Egyptian of Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt back to Eritrea and to ensure that Egypt honours its commitment (UNHCR) in Egypt. Asylum-seekers returned to Eritrea are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment forcibly returned up to 1,000 asylum seekers to Eritrea, and further deportations are expected. Among forcible returns of Eritrean asylum- seekers to Eritrea go against assurances made by the Egyptian Ministry


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died in custody as a result of torture and denial of medical treatment on separate occasions in Eritrea in the past year: o Nigisti Haile (f), aged 33, died in Wia army training camp near the port of Massawa

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Public Statement Eritrea: On 6th anniversary of mass detentions of dissidents of medical treatment on separate occasions in Eritrea in the past year: o Nigisti Haile (f), aged Libyan authorities not to forcibly return them to Eritrea where they would be tortured and detained indefinitely governments of Sudan and Eritrea. Amnesty International's call to the Government of Eritrea Amnesty International release of all prisoners of conscience imprisoned in Eritrea for their opinions or beliefs; a public declaration


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