(Cairo 12-05-2011) Eritrean refugees in Egypt continue to face major obstacles according to reports from Release Eritrea volunteers in the region. The volunteers who have been working to support Eritrean immigration detainees report that, in the weeks since the revolution in Egypt, little has changed for the better for the Eritrean asylum seekers and refugees currently there.
Eritrean human rights abuses have worsened in recent months as the government introduces more deadly measures to stop citizens from fleeing the country. Abuses range from torture to murder, imprisonment without trial, disappearances, and mass starvation.