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Eritrea

May 14, 2020

Conscientious objectors to take part in online remembrance ceremony

The ceremony will offer support to people imprisoned around the world for refusing to kill, in countries including Israel, Eritrea and Singapore.
August 12, 2019

Eritrea's conscription system condemned in new Human Rights Watch report

The Eritrean government forcibly channels thousands of young people and children each year into military training before they finish their schooling.
September 21, 2018

Eritrea peace deal could offer hope for reforms, says UN expert

The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia raises hopes that human rights will be at the centre of Eritrea’s path towards a society respectful of all fundamental rights, says the UN Special Rapporteur.
July 16, 2018

Lutheran World Federation congratulates Ethiopian and Eritrean church leaders on peace agreement

The General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, the Rev Dr Martin Junge, has welcomed news of the peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia as “a powerful message of peace to the world".
June 22, 2018

UN chief welcomes ‘positive steps’ towards peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia

The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighbouring States in the Horn of Africa.
March 10, 2016

New Parliamentary group on Eritrea launched

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Eritrea was launched yesterday (9 March) following months of campaigning by Eritrea Focus.
June 25, 2015

Thousands of civilians fleeing ‘rule of fear’ in Eritrea, says UN

A UN-appointed commission has warned that the situation in Eritrea can no longer be ignored and calls on the UNHCR to maintain scrutiny on human rights abuses in the country.
May 12, 2013

New report on rampant repression after 20 years of Eritrean independence

Twenty years after independence, Eritrea’s prisons are filled with thousands of political prisoners locked up without charge, says a new report from Amnesty.
April 3, 2013

Amnesty calls on Egypt and Sudan to end abuse of refugees

Amnsty International has called on Egypt and Sudan to stop the kidnap, forced transport and abuse of asylum-seekers and refugees.
July 6, 2010

Faith leaders must be peacemakers, says Eritrean author

Faith leaders in Africa have a responsibility to act as peacemakers rather than to fuel strife, says a Lutheran theologian from Eritrea in a new book.