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

Reuters/By Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA Djibouti accused neighboring Eritrea on Friday of occupying disputed territory along their border after Qatar withdrew its peacekeepers. Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said Djibouti's military were "on alert" and that it had lodged complaints with the United Nations and the

The NGO Alliance on Eritrea is a group of civil society organisations focusing on Eritrea. Since the release of the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea’s findings, specifically the statement that “the crimes committed by the Eritrean Government may constitute crimes against humanity,” Eritrea’s human rights

June 20 is the International Refugee Day.  It is a day to be observed as a day to sympathize with all refugees of the world.  Listen to their stories and try to understand their sufferings at the hands of their abusive governments, governments that failed