Eritrean asylum seekers are given temporary protection in Israel and are not deported, but they are subjected to intense pressure to return to their country or to another one in Africa The Population and Immigration Authority has hired the services of the Israeli Immigration Policy Center,

The case M.O. v. Switzerland (application no. 41282/16) concerned the complaint brought by an Eritrean asylum seeker that he would be at risk of ill-treatment if deported from Switzerland to his country of origin. He essentially claimed before the Swiss authorities that he was a

Rescue after nearly 9,000 attempt treacherous crossing from Libya to Italy in four days. The new mother with her newborn baby in her arms, just before being taken to a fast boat to receive medical care in Malta. Wednesday, 28 June 2017 - 6:36pm Save the Children’s medical

Wed 28 Jun 2017 By Tola Mbakwe Eritrea has stepped up its crackdown on Christians in the country, according to a Christian charity which has now launched a campaign opposing the persecution. Release International said Eritrean security forces have recently arrested 200 Christians in house-to-house raids, ripping children

The following statement was delivered at the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, during an Item 4 interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea Mr Vice President, ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on

Date: 17/06/2017Author: Martin Plaut1 Comment It appears that there are new efforts to ‘engage’ or ‘re-engage’ with the Eritrean regime led by President Isaias Afwerki. Yet the international organisations attempting to do this appear to have learnt few lessons from the failure of previous attempts to

Statement on Nevsun Statement on Nevsun Resources - 19 May 2017 http://www.mandg.com/en/corporate/about-mg/responsible-investment/statement-on-nevsun/ Responsible investment M&G Investments holds 12% of the shares of Nevsun, a Canadian-listed mining company. Campaign groups including Freedom United and Eritrea Focus have called on shareholders in Nevsun to divest in protest at its alleged use of forced

Human Rights Council Thirty-fifth session 6–23 June 2017 Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Djibouti,* Somalia:* draft resolution 35/…   Situation of human rights in Eritrea The Human Rights Council,       Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on

Fetsum Abraham: An Open Letter to Ato Kubrom Dafla Dear Ato Kubrom; I have been keenly following your activities for several years and have reviewed your very impressive resume in Assenna. Apart from your contribution since the struggle for independence, your most recent stunning victory over Higdef

The Human Rights Council session on Eritrea was held on 14 June 2017, with the exception of the Israeli invitation to Ms Sheila Keetharuth to visit The State of Israel, and the indictment of Eritrea for the confiscation of Greek properties (including the Greek Ambassador’s

A man driving a van ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians near a Muslim community centre in north London in what police are treating as a terrorist attack. The Muslim Council of Britain said the attack, which occurred shortly after midnight on Monday morning, came as

Seventy-nine people are confirmed to be either dead or missing and presumed dead, and the number is expected to increase further, police have revealed. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said five people had been formally identified and the rest of those missing following the blaze were “sadly” presumed