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DEMONSTRATION FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN ERITREA

Date: 24 May 2013- Time: 2:00PM – 6:00PM -Venue: in Front of 10 Downing Street The Coordinating Committee representing the different exiled opposition political and civil society organizations in London calls on all Eritreans and the friends of Eritrea

Date: 24 May 2013- Time: 2:00PM – 6:00PM -Venue: in Front of 10 Downing Street

The Coordinating Committee representing the different exiled opposition political and civil society organizations in London calls on all Eritreans and the friends of Eritrea to participate in the Pro-democracy Peaceful Demonstration.

Eritrea achieved its independence de facto and de jure on 24 May 1991 and 24 May 1993, respectively after 30 year of armed struggle which resulted in massive loss of human lives, destruction of property and infrastructure, as well as forgone opportunities. All Eritreans and their friends expected that independence would relegate all forms of political oppression and human rights violation to the dustbin of history and consequently, independent Eritrea would be a fortress of liberty and tranquility.

To the dismay of most Eritreans and their friends, the incumbent government has been emulating its reviled predecessor resulting in boundless impunity, lack of respect for the sanctity of rule of law, human rights, property rights and livelihoods of citizens. Present day Eritrea is ruled by a transitional government that had declared on the day it was formed (1993) that it would relinquish power to a constitutionally elected democratic government within four years. Instead, the transitional government has been in power for 20 years and there is no indication that it will remove itself from power voluntarily in the foreseeable future. Independent Eritrea has degenerated into a one-party state in which there is absolute dearth of freedom of association, freedom of speech and expression. All forms of dissent are equated with treason.

Most of the country’s able-bodied men and women are in arms. All citizens—men and women—between 18 and 40 years are required to perform a mandatory 18 months long national service. After 2002, the national service has become open-ended and the age of eligibility has informally been extended to 47 for women and 56 for men. Given the low average life expectancy, most Eritreans are likely to die before being able to fend for themselves and their families. Tens of thousands of Eritreans are fleeing from the modern form of slavery and when en route to safety, they have been falling in the hands of ruthless human traffickers, kidnappers and human organ traders in eastern Sudan and the Sinai desert. Conditions in Eritrea have simply become so unbearable not many citizens within the age of conscription are willing to stay. If the flow continues unabated, not only many precious lives would continue to be wasted, but the country’s future may be threatened. The only way we could save the lives of our youth and the future of our country is by working together for democratic change and transformation. Change rarely comes on its own. It is the result of conscious human action. Unless we act now, we are failing in our duty as responsible citizens.

The London Coordinating Committee is therefore calling upon all members of the Eritrean community in the United Kingdom, the majority of whom had fled the country in the post independence period, to come out forcefully and join the peaceful demonstration and say LOUDLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE.

The Coordinating Committee – London, Uk

13 May 2013

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  • ማሊሻ May 14, 2013

    ኣየወ መጕሃይቲ ጎርቤትን ኣፍሪካን ኴና ፣ ኣብ ምሉእ መፈጠርና ከምዚ ሎሚ ሓሲርና ዘይንፈልጥ።

    So are fellow Africans sad and humiliated by what is happening to Eritreans:
    slavery at home and slavery in the Arab world.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AxCpIyUBGnc

  • ማሊሻ May 14, 2013

    With out any shame, Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Eritrea said during The United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons on May 13, 2013:

    “Eritrea is strongly committed to fight human trafficking nationally, regionally and globally. It has undertaken concrete measures to prevent this crime from happening and mitigating its impact on victims.”

    Mr ambassador needs to see just this video clip from Africa:

    ኣየወ መጕሃይቲ ጎርቤትን ኣፍሪካን ኴና ፣ ኣብ ምሉእ መፈጠርና ከምዚ ሎሚ ሓሲርና ዘይንፈልጥ።
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AxCpIyUBGnc

    • Stefanos Temolso May 15, 2013

      What do you wait from osman? He is simply a puppet who repeats what he is told. He is someone who was picked up for his submissivenes.

  • simerrr2012 May 15, 2013

    In Eritrea there was an old man called Ato Siyum and he had a problem with his wife after they have lived for many years together. His wife wezero Belaynesh started to annoying , abusing Ato Siyum by giving him or saying to him opposite of all what he wanted and asked for. When he asked for coffee she gave him Tee, when he asked for Tee she brought him coffee, when he asked for pure water she gave him Siwa, when he asked for Gabi she gave him Nezela etc. Ato Siyum was very frustrated and did not want to divorce his wife for many reasons. One day he went to one of the oldest man and told the whole story and wanted an advice from the wise man. The man after he had heard his problem… Laughed loudly said …the is not a problem Ato Mesfin you need to tell her just the opposite ..tell her coffee if you want Tee and tell her Tee if you want coffee. Since then Ato siyum did what he was told to do and lived longer with his wife. So If we Eritreans had the second chance to vote for referendum under higdef again, what will be our choice Freedom or Slavery…Barnet or Nezanet .I will do the same way what the old man told Ato Siyum to do. Divorce was not the solution for Ato Siyum.

  • simrrrrrrret neber May 15, 2013

    ALL ERITREAN WHO DON’T SUPPORT ERITREAN INDEPENDENCE AND ETHIOPINAN CAN PARTICIPATE IN MAY 24.MAY 24 1991 A BLACK DAY FOR THE UNIONIST THATS WHY THEY DONT WANT TO CELEBRATE.MAY BE THEY WILL CELEBRATE 20 JUNE.REALLY THAT DAY ERITREA SEPARATE FROM ETHIOPIA,0.O2% WAS VOTED NO INDEPENDECE,STILL THEY ARE FIGHING AGAINST REAL ERITREANS. HOW MANY TIMES ERITREAN WILL CONFUSS BY THEM . IT IS IMPOSSIBELE , WE ARE NOT FOOLISH.

  • simrrrrrrret neber May 15, 2013

    ALL ERITREAN WHO DON’T SUPPORT ERITREAN INDEPENDENCE AND ETHIOPINAN CAN PARTICIPATE IN MAY 24.MAY 24 1991 A BLACK DAY FOR THE UNIONIST THATS WHY THEY DONT WANT TO CELEBRATE.MAY BE THEY WILL CELEBRATE 20 JUNE.REALLY THAT DAY ERITREA SEPARATE FROM ETHIOPIA,0.O2% WAS VOTED NO INDEPENDECE,STILL THEY ARE FIGHING AGAINST REAL ERITREANS. HOW MANY TIMES ERITREAN WILL CONFUSS BY THEM . IT IS IMPOSSIBELE , WE ARE NOT FOOLISH.

  • weygud May 15, 2013

    Hahaha. I can see from some of the comments that ignorance is a huge problem comparable to corruption. We need to learn esp those who got opportunity to resources in diaspora.

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