Eritrea escapes U.N. Security Council referral over human rights
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Eritrea may escape censure by the U.N. Security Council over its human rights record after the U.N. Human Rights Council passed a watered-down resolution against the African state on Friday. A
By Tom Miles
GENEVA (Reuters) – Eritrea may escape censure by the U.N. Security Council over its human rights record after the U.N. Human Rights Council passed a watered-down resolution against the African state on Friday.
A U.N. investigation set up by the Human Rights Council said last month that Eritrea’s leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity, including torture, rape, murder and enslaving hundreds of thousands of people.
The investigators, who published a 484-page report a year ago detailing the crimes and the country’s use of a “vast security network”, recommended that the situation in the country to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
But the resolution on Eritrea passed by the Human Rights Council on Friday merely requested that the U.N. General Assembly in New York submit the investigators’ work to “relevant organs of the UN for consideration and urgent action”.
An earlier draft had said the General Assembly should involve the Security Council to hold wrong-doers accountable via the “appropriate international and/or regional criminal justice mechanism”.
The council did “strongly encourage” the African Union to mount an investigation and bring suspects to justice, but its treatment of Eritrea is more conciliatory than its actions against North Korea, subject of an earlier U.N. investigation.
The text of the Eritrea resolution, which was initiated by Somalia and Djibouti, was watered down after several countries – among them the United States and China – objected to the tough language.
At a drafting meeting earlier in the week, U.S. diplomat Eric Richardson said the Eritrea report did not have “the same level of sophistication and precision” as the report on North Korea and the United States could not support the language of the text without revisions.
Eritrea has rejected all the allegations in the U.N. investigators’ report. Ghebreab Yemane, an adviser to President Isaias Afwerki, told the council the resolution was unfair, unjust and a deliberate U.S. and European attempt to “ratchet up harassment of Eritrea.”
“Its grave consequences will not be limited to Eritrea but will engulf the entire region,” he said. “This resolution will be used and abused to fan the flames of war.”
Eritrea and its neighbour Ethiopia have both accused the other of sparking a border clash on June 12.
Yemane blamed Ethiopia for “some of the worst human rights abuses and massacres of its people”, saying it was ironic that Ethiopia could use the council to lobby for the adoption of the resolution against Eritrea.
(Reporting by Tom Miles, editing by Larry King)
Mesghinna July 2, 2016
Shame to un we are eritreans never kneeldown we don.t need un help to eleminate hegdef dictator regiom
SAVING YOUNG ERITREANS July 2, 2016
Mesghina ,
We may not kneel down ,but we bend ,atleast for Bedouin Arabs.
Mesghinna July 2, 2016
Victory to eri ppl
Wobawzan July 2, 2016
Diplomacy is intriguing
Imagine!!
1. U.S. Negotiates with China, Russia and reach win win
2. higdef runs for China & Russia cover
3. Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti lobby with China, Russia etc
3. China , Russia negotiate with Higdef if they are to cover he has to chew the minimum . To make Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, ( guess who’s us integrating this one. God bless it USA! They have to soften Russia & Chiba
4. There will be a time as they did during the sanction both China & Russia sustaining not vetoing for some return of bilateral issues from USA
KemziIlna ye miknyana ,
Y
God bless our lovely Eritrea – yours and mine
Wobawzan July 2, 2016
Sudan’s Bashir is accused @ Icc already . No use. Thank God the mad dictator did not play stubborn. I want him to open a little . That will expose him with the hoodwinked blind supporters who apparently they claim to love Eritrea.
He has to fulfill some of the recommendations.
Berhe Tensea July 2, 2016
The important thing is we know the dictator and his few corrupt generals are guilty of human right abuses. The day that these criminals are going to face their fate is coming and it is in our hands.
No criminals is going to go away free forever.
This criminal regime is wasting millions to defend itself while the people go to bed hungry and in agony.
Our fight is going to continue, even if countries with out conscience are keep silent to our agony.
Many countries are only interested in protecting their national interest, and are blinded to the long term, interest.
The Chinese and the Russians in particular are must be declared our enemies for ever.
Death to the dictator who is in intensive care unit waiting to die.
Dani amiche July 2, 2016
B.Tensea
What an amateur and emotional pathetic person as it seems you are very naive about international politics. In politics there is no such thing as permanent friend or enemy but permanent interest of all parties.Wake up fast and smell the coffee.
Berhe Tensea July 5, 2016
Daneil
It is you who need to wake up to and smell the coffee. What do you know about international politics, yes there are permanent friends, like the relation ship between North korea and China, Israel and America, Egypt and the US..
The Russians and the Chinese, didn’t side with Bodewin’s best friend, they failed to vote in support of him . The dictator who has changed your world image to meskinay, is going to be refered to the African Union so that he can be charged and arrested like Husein Habre.
Unlike you who is shiro brain the majority of the Eritrean diaspora has waken up and it has made history…
I wish your immidaite family members are cought by Bedewin, Iseyas security, and placed in one of the prison containers so that you will understand the plight of our people.
As far as you are concerned every thing will be done to uncover your identity using IP, so that you will be recorded on the list of kedaat.
I
SAVING YOUNG ERITREANS July 2, 2016
I Quote….”The text of the Eritrea resolution, which was initiated by Somalia and Djibouti, was watered down after several countries – among them the United States and China – objected to the tough language.”….End of quotation
DEREAST YOUNG eritreaNS,
For years I have been reffering the socalled tegadeltis as rapists ,because they were commiting date rape ,by providing the respectable Eritrean girls with Dimu Dimu alcoholic beverage..People like “WEDI HAGHER/ወዲ ኣኽርያ” characterized me as resentful tigrawai because they only care for the banditry they have spent their useless life……You have seen how young boys and girls as young as 5 year olds are being rraped..These youngsters were not raped by Isaias ,his son Abraham ,Yemane monkey or Efrem SibHat..this was the banditry culture although I could not believe it ,it happened to 5 year old children. As long as you do not term the shefatu tegadeltis as such…. ,you will never move to a clear and principled agenda…It is like a church that worships Shetani (devil/Satan) .
For the above quote ,I have been telling you Americans do not have problems with Isaias ,they just denounce him to look respecting justice .Americans know if Isaias goes the hateful opposition would fail and Eritrea would be a terrorists’ paradise. The agenda is to return Eritrean economy back to 18th century economy with the help of EPLF/HIGDEF/PAPA ISAIAS and later become a pathetic semi-country that licks Ethiopia’s ass, I like the American plan but I am opposed to the young life that is shedding because of bandits and their Diaspora ass lickers .
Isaias is not going to go to to ICC ,as long as he does not disappoint Americans..The EU gives him 200.000 euro and suddenly wats to reffer him to iCC .What a theatre !!!
I am not falling for it.
I HATE IT WHEN I AM RIGHT ..,WHICH IS ALWAYS.
Uncle SYE aka goodbye Eritrea
Dani amiche July 3, 2016
The most brilliant brother and uncle SYE, indeed you are always right and spot on this time as well, just keep it up respecyed uncle and thank you for all your positive contributions.
Dani amiche July 3, 2016
please correct and read as ‘respected’ and not ‘respecyed’, sorry and thanks.
Wobawzan July 3, 2016
Saving young Eritreans –
you are already cynical in coining your name as such:
Allow me to humble you with respect
1. You state US A likes Issayas, waw , amazingly he does not and is in fact very paranoid of America
2. While it is true it is crucial for USA east the Red- Sea ( Bab El MendeebIs crucial and stability is paramount but they will not standby where a lunatic is destabilizing Somalia, skirmishing with Djibouti , porking his nose in South Sudan ,convenient bed mate of Bashir !
3. Did it occur to you it is the Eritrean neighbors , AU members that are sponsoring this move with full blessing from USA?
4. As for Eritrea licking Ethiopia & others unless you are a genius lost in cloud 9 or dumb, Ethiopian government is far from your whimsical – timkihtawi behaviour. Which is Issayas’s behaviour and your behaviour . It is here the thoughtful Meles put Ethiopua in the right course , refusing to be dragged into war. He knows the moral high ground of theEritrean people that stood the Amhara Timkhti ahead of even Tigrean people. It is this inspiration that our Tigrean brethren even today respect us as people – They know for this Timkhtii of feudal behaviour which you ooze with filth can have no room in Ethioia . Watch how your Ginbot 7 belittle Weyane while they stooped furor an evil man Mengistu . If this to work ePRDF is to sustain- they know Tigray has to stay strong. There can not be a strong Tigray without a stron Eritrea.
I know in this dark hour you can sadistically beat Eritrea , no doubt we created it. Let me humble one more time, time isa teacher, time will teach but the spirit of our people shall sustain and rise to Glory . Listen to a song called Glory it will teach where long hard oppression becomes the clay and Molten to shape people into future not past . Choose one past or future
Teklit July 3, 2016
Wobawzan,
You say so much to mean so little and what a half-cooked thoughts by an amateur actor. . Please remind us if you are the new historian or new comedian in town? All you tried to do/prove (unsuccessfully I should add) is by discrediting Saving Young Eritreans to look smarter and wiser to the readers.
Next time before you come up with more garbage in garbage out comment please learn from the past real histyory and not fiction who really stood up to the Amhara Timkhtignatat/Haileselassie’s rule. It was the kedamay/first Weyane that started the armed struggle before your moslem Arabs sponsored ELF revolution which was only to Islamize and Arabize poor Eritrea.
Ghezai July 3, 2016
Assenna please remove this News this is garbage HGDF’s Propoganda
WoBawzan July 4, 2016
Kelit
It was not my intention to get Under your skin. I was merely attempting to humble the impuned statement of “” savingEritreans”” . Thanks for your compliment . Actor & comedian are unique human talent. Probably in your feudalistic ingrained cerebrum you equate it to “Anteregna” another human skill & profession. Let me hamble you & clarify my points once more.
1. It is not my intention to compare the heroic struggle of Tigrean & Eritrean people. But to the contrary
2. If you are referring Woyin 1946 that the emperor crushed brutally It is a resistance I respect and agree and I submit is chapter 1 of the struggle in Tigrai against the canine and ever I’ll Shoan politics that architected to demise Tigrai.
3. In 1946 Eritreans were struggling to remove a colonialist , escaping to neighborly brothers which is undeniable. And our resistance has never stopped.
4. Zerai Deres , , Abraham & Mogos , Awaalom amongst many did not need any Arab to inspire them. Yes resisting the emperor and his stooges started by Eritreans who cares Muslim or not. They are Eritreans. I will not deny the Egyptions for geo- politics reason support it . We see this proxy moves in Addis & Asmera even today.
5. Don’t blame Arabs, blame Menekik II ( who betrayed Yohannesthat is a different discussion ) who sat on a table and jointly created Eritrea. Wuchalle Treaty. I was probably as young 7 and recall when my grandma always used the idiom” TELAM keM Wuchale”.
6. Like it or not Our fathers still did not hold this Betryal and worked to unite Eritrea. But you know how Shoan politics dominated the true history and manipulation.
7. Fast forward this is where young , brilliant progressive thinking Tigreans marched from Addis to Asmera .if you don’t believe me dig Seyoum’s interviews.
8. Asmera on fire with fedayeen and torserawut fights – these amazing stars – Meles, Seyoum , ( I am not sure who were the other 2 or 3), they were trapped in a hotel that werekey by Eplf. This is circa 74-75..
9. They were safely taken out to Eplf front in ” Reese Adi .” That is how the journey of the victorious Wayne II begun,/ yes I know TLf were in place like ELF. But the victorious journey is my reference.
10. I will admit to you Meles turned from a successful gorilla leader to be a renowned statesman . He articulated along with his colleagues the question of Eritrea and future – new Ethiooia. They deserve an appreciation from both the people of Eritrea & Tigrai. I am one Eritrean that can tell you this proudly
11. But to diminish Eritrean struggle as Moslem – Arab is only. Reminder of the feudal remnants .
12. However , I am not surprised because quite a bit of Tigreans have been accomplice in the killings of Adi Segdo , Asmara. But true to Orime Minister speech in Asmara , first official visit – I agree with him no use to lick past wounds..
13 you will be astonished, Woyane had lukewarm reception from it’s diaspora and I recall when the famous Martyr Tegadalay Iyasu & cultural troupe toured USA were stormed by struggle supporting Eritreans more than Tigreans . Sorry , truth is bitter. But you can’t erase iHistory. It is all documented.
14. You can sadistically comment on the plight of today!s Eritrea. But be assured we are going to overcome this. Time will teach you , many& me.
15 the Emperor overthrow by the Dergye, second Division Ethiopian army in Asmara were first to take over Asmara TV & radio. They bled in Sahel so brutally the.y Turned their gun to the emperor. Rest is History.
16. Mengistu was hell bent to destroy Eplf . Listen to his demeaning interview on TPLF and Tigreans although I disagree with him, Dergye knew if they destroy Sahel they were confident to swoop other resistance in Ethiooia. I am not denying the blood shed. By TPLF in Sahel and other parts of Eritrea..
16.Eplf & tplf jointly kicked Menge out of Addis Aveva . You can not deny that.
17. I will finish to once again tell you with full confidence TPLF emerged in nation building phase II of the struggle Eplf did not
18. We know we have a mad man we need to get rid of.
19 you know we will , we got rid of the major armies superpower supported emperor & dictator …. and you see how the clock is ticking
29. Yes, there is massive catch up to do to follow today’s progress of our neighbors specially Ethiopua
Let me close urging you to refrain from this feudal rant and spit foul words on Eritrea and Eritreans. Follow examples of martyr Tegadalay harbegna Meles, the astute and wise Aboy Sebhat. I am yet to find from the many gallant Eritrean fighters who don’t have an appreciation and admiration of Aboy Sebhat
Follow these wonderful people that I share a lot of re- colonial history.
Please drove your feudal mentality that lost to the leadership I just noted
Peace & love
hp July 4, 2016
It is garbage indeed.