The United Nations (UN) human rights commission has urged the UN General Assembly to haul Eritrea before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes including enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearances and torture. The UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila Keetharuth, who made the call was speaking for

By Martin Plaut GENEVA (28 October 2016) – States must heed the pleas of countless victims of crimes against humanity for justice and accountability, Sheila Keetharuth of the former UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea urged the UN General Assembly today. The Commission

According to news sources from Ethiopia, two Eritrean air force pilots defected to Ethiopia, today, 26 October, by flying a training aircraft. The officers, who landed at the Ethiopian Air Force base in Mekele before seeking asylum are, Mebrahtu Tesfamariam Mengesha and Afewerki Feshaye Gheresus. Several Eritrean

To all the representatives of member States in the United Nations General Assembly; We, the undersigned, members of the Eritrean Diaspora call upon the General Secretary to strongly support the resolution passed on June 21, 2016, by the United Nation Human Right Counsel (UNHRC). Endorsing the findings

As French authorities prepare to dismantle the camp that is home to up to 8,000 people, children and young adults are anxious about their next moves Standing near muddy puddles and tents buffeted by the wind in the squalid shantytown for refugees and migrants in Calais,

Legal ruling identifies risk of serious harm to returning Eritreans after MPs condemn ‘inexcusable’ delay in revising existing guidance The Guardian Judges deem Eritrea unsafe for migrants' return as Home Office advice rebutted The Home Office will alter its much-criticised policy on Eritrean asylum seekers, after a legal

By Briana Duggan, CNN   (CNN)Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month "state of emergency" as it faces unprecedented levels of unrest across the country, a first in the government's 25-year rule. The government says the state of emergency was put in place to prevent further loss of

The Upcoming NYC Demo: Empowering the Youth with Technology to make a leadership Difference Nowadays, the combination of youth and technology, as change agents, make social and political impacts.  The youth with technology were seen during the Arab Spring revolutions to raise public awareness and motivate

Kent Erdahl, KARE ST. PAUL, Minn. - What does it take to save a life? Mikael Tekeste would argue that it all depends on your attitude. Tekeste was among several citizens and officers recognized for their courage and life-saving heroics on Monday, during a special ceremony held