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WALK for FREEDOM - From New York to DC
Asper -
August 2006
For more
information click
here (Asper) or
here (awate).
Libya preparing to deport Eritreans
EHDR-UK - 7
Aug 2006
EHDR-UK received worrying
news from Libya where about 400 Eritreans are currently detained awaiting
deportation to Eritrea. They are currently detained in a place called Al
MerJ which is around 100 km from Benkagazi. 300 of these are men with the
remaining 100 being women and children. These include 5 children aged
between 2 and 6 years old and a pregnant woman. Six of the detainees have
a serious medical condition.
There are reports that
the Libyan authorities are preparing to deport the Eritreans back to
Eritrea and as a result some of the women have started a hanger strike on
Sunday.
EHDR-UK is seriously
concerned about the fate and welfare of these Eritreans and is lobbying
the Libyan authorities and the international refugee and human rights NGOs
to protect these Eritreans and urges all Eritrean organisations and
individuals to do what they can in order to avoid another tragedy.
EHDR-UK
Board of Directors
Malta migrant crisis deal reached
BBC - 20
July 2006
 Malta
and Spain have resolved a stand-off over 51 African migrants who have been
stranded at sea since Friday. Valletta agreed to let the migrants
disembark after Madrid sent a plane to take most of them to Spain. From
Spain, the migrants - most of them from Eritrea - will be taken to various
European and African nations. Malta will accept three migrants.
Click
HERE to read the full story.
Immigrants most of which are believed to be Eritreans stranded off-Malta
The Spanish
fishing trawler "Francisco Catalina", which rescued 51 people (42 men, 8
women and a baby, most of them apparently from Eritrea) in the
Mediterranean on Friday (14 July), has been standing off the Maltese coast
since Saturday and still has not been authorized to dock in Malta....more
UK
Parliamentarians hear Evidence of Human Rights abuse in Eritrea
EHDR-UK,
14 July 2006
Three UK
based human rights organisations gave evidence at a hearing on the human
rights situation in Eritrea, which was held by the Conservative Party
Human Rights Commission at the Palace of Westminster on the 12th of July
2006.
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
ኤርትራውያን ባሕሪ ኪሰግሩ
ሓደጋ ኣጋጢሙዎም፡ ድሮ ዓሰርተ መንእሰያት ሞይቶም።
እሙናትን ግዱሳትን ዜጋታት ካብ ሊብያን ኢጣልያን ከምዝሓበርዎ ፤ ብዕለት 29.05.2006 ካብ
ሊብያ 25 ኤርትራውያን መንእሰያት ሒዛ ዝተበገሰት ንእሽቶ ጃልባ ኣብ ባሕሪ ኣንፈት ስሒታ ምስ ሓንቲ ዓባይ ናይ ስጳኛ
(Spain) መርከብ ስለ ዝተጋጨወት ዛጊት 10 ሰባት ከምዝሞቱ ኪረጋገጽ ከሎ፡ እቶም ካብዚ መዓት’ዚ ዝተረፉ
መንእሰያት ድማ፡ ናብ ሊብያ ተመሊሶም ኣብ ቤት ማእሰርቲ መሰራታ ኣብ ሓደገኛ ኩነታት ከምዘለው ተሓቢሩ።
ዝዓበየ ስግኣት ናይዞም ውጻእ መዓት መንእሰያት ናብ ኤርትራ ከይጥረዙ ምዃኑውን ተሓቢሩ።
ጉዳዮም ኣቓልቦ ተዋሂብዎ ካብቲ ኪስዕብ ዝኽእል ኣሰቃቂ ኩነታት ኪድሕኑ መታን ኩሉ ዜጋ በብዓቅሙ ምትሕብባር ኪገብር
እዞም ዜጋታት ጻዊዒት የቅርቡ ኣለው። ብተወሳኺ ብመራኸቢ ብዙሓን ጉዳዮም ኪቃላሕ ከምኡውን ንዝምልከቶም መንግስታት ኰነ
ግብረ ሰናይ ማሕበራት ኣውያት ዞም መንእሰያት ከነስምዕ ንሕተት ኣሎና። ዝኾነ ብዛዓባ ኩነታቶም ሓበሬታ ዘለዎ ሰብ
ክሕብረና ከምኡውን ንዝምልከቶም ኣካላት ክሕብር ንሓትት። ብጀካ ናይ ሓደ ሰብ ሽም፡ ናይቶም ካልኦት ዝርዝር ኣስማት
ገና ዝመጸ ሓበሬታ የለን።
ኤርትራውያን ንሰብኣውን ዲሞክራስያውን መሰላት - ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ
11 ሰነ 2006
info@ehdr.org.uk
Important Notice
Peaceful
demonstration in London, UK
28 May 2006, The Stratford Rex,
From 6:00PM – 1:00AM
Nearest station: Stratford
station.
361-365 Stratford High Street, London, N4 3QD
For more info email: victimseritrea@yahoo.co.uk
Families & Friends of the
Eritrean victims
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
EHDR-UK
meetings in Leeds and Nottingham
EHDR-UK,
April 2006
EHDR-UK has
started touring the United Kingdom to introduce the organisation to
Eritrean communities residing outside London and to spread the struggle
for the respect of human rights in Eritrea.... meetings have so far been
conducted Leeds & Nottingham.....
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Eritrea:
Human Rights 2005
US
Department of State - 9 Mar 2006
The
government's human rights record worsened, and it continued to commit
numerous serious abuses. Tensions increased over the border impasse with
Ethiopia, and the government increased its roundups of young men and women
for national service and imposed additional travel restrictions on
diplomats, humanitarian and development agencies, and UN Mission to
Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE).....
The London-based NGO Eritreans for Human and Democratic Rights reported that on June 10 military personnel shot and killed 161 youth at Wia Military Camp who were trying to escape.
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Eritrea:
Human Rights Overview 2005
HRW - March
2005
The Eritrean government’s tyranny became more ruthless in 2005. Rule by force and caprice remains the norm, as the government aggressively moves to intimidate the population and to isolate it from the outside world.
The border dispute with Ethiopia continues to fester and is used by the government to justify repressive policies. The government of Eritrea seriously interfered with the United Nations’ ability to monitor troop movements along the border in 2005 and threatened to resume war unless Ethiopia accepts an independent Boundary Commission decision which it considers favorable.
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Peaceful
Demonstration in London
EHDR-UK - 10
Feb 2006
In order to protest against the massive human rights abuses that are perpetrated against our people by the PFDJ and in order to voice our opposition to such abuses, EHDR-UK is organising a peaceful demonstration outside the venue where PFDJ Executive Council member, Zemhret Yohannes, will be holding a public meeting. We invite all those who call for justice and peace to join us at the demonstration. Those of you who choose to attend the meeting and challenge PFDJ, we call on you to voice our people’s concerns and demands.
The demonstration will be held outside
Camden Centre.
Address: Camden Centre, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE
Time: 4:00 – 6:00pm
Date: Sunday 19 February 2006.
All Welcome.
EHDR-UK
EHDR-UK
Organised Human Rights Symposium Audio
EHDR-UK -
Feb 2006
Eritreans for Human and Democratic Rights – UK (EHDR-UK) organised an International Symposium on the Human Rights situation in Eritrea on September 19, 2005 in London. EHDR-UK now presents the audio of the symposium starting with the presentation from the keynote speakers followed by the question and answer session.
(Audio is hosted in asmarino.com).
 Dan
Connell
Dr
Gaim Kibreab Q
& A Part
One
| Two
EDA-UK
Branch - On the death of Bereket Yohannes
EDA-UK - 26
Jan 2006
We,
at the Eritrean Democratic Alliance – UK Branch are deeply saddened by
the tragic death of our Eritrean fellow Bereket Yoannes. According to the
information we received, he died in Harmsworth Detention Centre near Heathrow
airport on Friday 20 January 2006
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Death
of an
Eritrean in a Detention Centre in London
EHDR-UK - 22
Jan 2006
EHDR-UK is
saddened and alarmed to learn the death of an Eritrean, Bereket Yohannes
(26), in Harmsworth Detention Centre near Heathrow on Friday 20 January
2006. Reports reaching us indicate that he committed suicide while in
detention.
Click HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Peaceful
demonstration against Human Rights violation in Eritrea
9
December 2005
In
front of the European Commission Institutions in Brussels
on
the occasion of the International Human Rights Day
Hunger strike in detention
EHDR-UK - 28
Oct 2005
The detained parents from Dekemhare & its suburbs are to stage a hunger strike from Saturday 29 October 2005 for an unspecified period of time. They are protesting against their detention arguing that their children were the responsibility of the state and that they should be asking the state to return their children and not the other way round. They plan to protest against their unfair detention. The government has asked for a bail money of 50,000Nakfa for their release and will be taken by the state if their children failed to return within 30 days. It is also reported that some children have been left without their parents following the most recent wave of arrests.
It is to be recalled that over 200 parents and relatives of those who left the country without exit visas were detained in the early hours of Monday 24 October 2005. The detained have asked Eritreans in Diaspora and the international community to do what they can to secure their release.
Hundreds more of Eritrean Parents Arrested in the Southern Region
EHDR-UK - 26 Oct 2005
The Eritrean government has continued its wave of arrests in the southern region. The operation, which restarted in DEKEMHARE and its suburbs in the early hours of Monday 24 October 2005, detained around 179 women and about 26 men. The targets were the parents of those who left the country without exit visas in the last several years. The arrests mainly focused on mothers, fathers, and in the absence of a father or a mother, the eldest available brother or the closest adult relative were detained.
It is to be recalled that in July this year hundreds of parents were detained in the southern region and some were released after paying bail money amounting to thousands of Nakfa. The total number of the detainees is now estimated to be in the thousands.
Eyewitnesses have reported that the detained parents and relatives include elderly people, some of whom were infirm or blind. Eyewitnesses have also reported that children who were pursuing their mothers were belted & pushed back inhumanely.
Justice
for 'G11'
EHDR-UK, 19
Oct 2005
There are
numerous alarming reports from various sources regarding the Government of
Eritrea's intentions to execute all or some of the former ministers and
top PFDJ officials under arrest since September 2001.
Click
HERE to read the Press Release in full.
Brief
Report of the Symposium on the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea held in
London on 19 September 2005
EHDR-UK,
27 Sep 2005
The
event brought together a number of people from various backgrounds to
analyse and discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Eritrea
today and look into the possible causes of the current state of affairs.
The Eritrean Ambassador to the UK was invited but declined to
respond.
Click
HERE to read the report.
Symposium
on Human Rights in Eritrea on Monday 19 Sep 2005
EHDR-UK
EHDR-UK
is organising a whole day symposium to highlight the human rights
situation in Eritrea. The month is selected, as it was a single month when numerous
voices were collectively suppressed.
We'll remember all those detained illegally for their political or
religious beliefs or those for expressing their views.
Current day Eritrea is cited by many as the location for some of
the world’s worst human rights violations. There is a grave concern over
the situation that progressively deteriorates with each passing day.
Speakers
and those taking part include Dan Connell, Dr Gaim Kibreab, Mussie Ephrem,
Michaela Wrong, Martin Plaut, Dr Jelaledin and representatives from
Amnesty, Release Eritrea, Reporters Without Borders and Eritreans who were
victims of human rights abuse or families of those imprisoned &
disappeared.
Eritrean government and opposition representatives have been
invited.
People from a number of other NGOs and British government
departments will also be attending.
Press HERE
for more details.
Click
HERE to read the full Press Release.
REPORT
OF THE DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
A
CALL FOR A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
The
demonstration will be held outside Eritrean Embassy.
Address:
96 White Lion Street, Islington, London N1 9PF
Date:
Friday 19 August 2005.
Time:
From 1:30pm to 3:30pm
 
Brutality
beyond imagination
EHDR-UK, 29 July 2005
It
was recently reported that 161 young Eritreans were shot dead in cold
blood at Wia detention camp following direct orders from the President.
Reliable sources from Eritrea indicate that on Friday June 10,
2005, the youngsters, who were held at Wia camp, were trying to escape
from the inhospitable environment in the camp when they were shot dead.
Click
HERE to read the full Press Release.
Fear
of torture or ill-treatment/incommunicado detention/detention without
charge
- Hundreds
of relatives of military conscription evaders and deserters
AI - Urgent Action, 28
July 2005
Several
hundred relatives of people who have evaded or deserted from military
conscription have reportedly been arrested in the Debub region of southern
Eritrea since 15 July. They are held incommunicado, many in harsh
conditions, and are at risk of torture or ill-treatment. Some reportedly
began a hunger strike in protest at their detention. Amnesty International
fears that the arrest campaign could be extended to all other parts of the
country.
Click
HERE to read the full Urgent Action.
Terror
raised
to a higher level in Eritrea,
Another
attack on the family
EHDR-UK,
22 July 2005
It
has recently been reported that the Eritrean regime has started detaining
parents in the Southern region of the country as part of a nationwide
campaign to penalize parents whose children have escaped from the
dictatorial rule of the regime. Hundreds have so far been detained in Zoba
Debub (formerly Seraye and Akele-Guzai provinces). This horrific action is
being followed by a demand for bail payments amounting to thousands of
Nakfa for their release.
Click
HERE to read the full Press Release.
The
End of the Long March
ASPER & Eritrean
Civil Societies
20 July 2005
Samuel and Tekle
completed their long march today. They arrived in Rome this morning
and were received by a number of enthusiastic supporters. It is to
be recalled that SAmuel and Tekle started their march on Wednesday 15 June
from Geneva and it took them just over a month to walk 1200 km to get to
Rome. The reason for the walk was to highlight the human rights
situation and prison conditions in Eritrea. They have been
collecting supporting signatures on their walk. There is also an
on-line petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/FreeErit/
. They will be presenting the petition to Pope Benedict's Office as
soon as they are able to. The on-line petition will remain open for
the coming few days. Detailed report will follow soon.
Click here
to see pictures from the march.
Click
HERE to read the full report or HERE for PDF.
Failure of PFDJ
festival in London
EHDR-UK,
July 2005
The
PFDJ festival that was held in London last weekend (1 3 July 2005) was
neither grand nor enthusiastically accepted.
To begin with not all of the guest singers made it to London and so
that was the first snag in the festivities.
EHDR-UK
was prepared to protest against the festival saying that "the cry of
our people's pain and suffering is lauder than the sound of the
festival" and by holding banners calling for justice, for the rule of
law and for the release of prisoners.
Click
HERE to read the full Press Release.
Click here
for html or here
for PDF for the full article.
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| PFDJ
festivals are robbing our people |
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ፌስቲቫላት
ህግደፍ ዝኽፈል
ዶላር
ንህዝብና
ሓሳር ! |
| EHDR-UK - 21 June 2005 |
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Normally,
a festival is where people freely celebrate their culture and
traditions and assess/evaluate the situation of their community and
country. People strive to preserve their traditions and at the same
time try to acquaint it with the host community. |
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ንሓድሕዶም
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ጎሮባብቶምን
ዘላልዩሉን፡
ማሕበራዊ
ዝምድናታቶም |
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The
Most Human Response
EHDR-UK
- 16 June 2005
They say bad things happen when good people do nothing. Many people are concerned about the level of human rights abuse that is occurring in Eritrea, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every Eritrean house-hold has now been visited by one or another form of human rights abuse that is perpetrated by the Government of Eritrea. However it is also the case that many have thus far chosen to do nothing.......
EHDR-UK calls on all Eritreans and friends of Eritrea to rally behind this courageous duo and offer them support by signing the petition to be presented to Pope Benedict XVI. Click here to sign the petition.
Click
HERE to read the full Press Release.
EHDR-UK
participates in Africa Open Day
EHDR-UK
- 9 Apr 2005
EHDR-UK
participated in the Africa Open Day event organised in London by the
Eastern Africa Magazine on Saturday 9th April 2005.
EHDR-UK used its presence to expose the human
rights violations by displaying images, paintings, leaflets and
photographs of missing/detained journalists and other prominent
individuals which explained the reality of the ongoing human rights abuses
in Eritrea today and showed how these barbaric acts have created havoc in
the social, economic and political life of the country.
Click HERE to read the full Press Release.
EHDR-UK
delegation met a Foreign Office official
EHDR-UK
- 10 Feb 2005
A
four-person delegation from EHDR-UK met with an official from the British
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 10 February 2005.
The purpose of the meeting was for the delegation to explain the
deteriorating human rights situation in Eritrea and to urge the British
government to do more in pressurising the Eritrean regime to respect the
basic human rights of its citizens.
Click HERE to read the full Press Release.
Libya: Refugees face imminent expulsion
AI - 23 Dec 2004
Amnesty International has received reports that Libya is planning to deport dozens of refugees recognized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Libya.
The organization fears that these refugees, who include Ethiopian, Eritrean, Somali and Liberian nationals, may be forcibly returned to their home country within hours or days. The refugees, including children and infants, are currently being detained at the deportation centre of the immigration department in Tripoli.
Click HERE to read the full Press Release.
Successful
demonstration outside Eritrean Embassy in London
A
successful demonstration was held outside Eritrean Embassy in London
today, Friday 10th 2004. The
demonstration was organised by Civil Societies and opposition groups based
in the UK. Eritreans who live
in London and in other parts of the country used their right to protest
and their right of free speech to condemn the massacre in Adi Abeito. Click here
for details.
Peaceful
Demonstration outside Eritrean Embassy in London In protest of the Massacre of Innocent Eritrean youth
In Adi- Abeito
EHDR-UK
We
the Eritreans who live in London, members of Civic Societies and members
of all opposition political groups have jointly organised a peaceful demonstration.
It will be held on the 10th of December 2004 to commemorate
Human Rights Day.
We
call on all peace loving and law abiding Eritreans who wish to see justice
and democracy in Eritrea to come and participate in this Demonstration.
Date: - 10th December
2004
Time:
- From 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm
Place:
- Out side Eritrean Embassy
Address:
- 96
White Lion Street
Islington
London
N1 9PF
Nearest
Station
- Angel Station (Northern Line)
Please
be on time.
መጸዋዕታ
ንሰላማዊ ሰልፊ ኣብ
ከተማ ሎንዶን ነቲ ኣብ ዓዲ
ኣቤቶ ብስርዓት
ህግደፍ ዝተኻየደ
ግፍዓዊ ኣቀታትላ
መንእሰያት
ንምኹናን
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መንእሰያት
ንምኹናን ከምኡውን 10
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ኣብ ለንደን
ንርከብ ኣባላት
ሲቪላውያን
ማሕበራትን ኣባላት
ኩለን ተቃወምቲ
ውድባትን ብሓባር
ሰላማዊ ሰልፊ ኣብ
ኣፍደገ ኤምባሲ
ኤርትራ ከነካይድ
ምዃና ንሕብር።
ሃገርናን
ህዝብናን
እንዳጠፍኤ ዝኾነ
ይኹን ኤርትራዊ ዜጋ
ሱቅ ኢሉ ክዕዘብ
ግቡእ ከምዘይኰነ
ብምግንዛብ ኣብዚ
ተጠቂሱ ዘሎ ዕለት
ድምጹ ንምስማዕ ኩሉ
ግዱስ ዜጋ
ተሓባበርነቱ ከርኢ
ጻዊዒትና ነቅርብ።
በዚ
ኣጋጣሚ ንኹሉ ደላይ
ፍትሒን ደሞክራስን
ከምኡውን
ንኤርትራውያን
ተቀማጦ ለንደን
ኣብዚ ሰላማዊ ሰልፊ
ንክሳተፉ
ብኣኽብሮት
ንዕድም።
ሰላማዊ
ሰልፊ ዝካየደሉ
ግዜን ቦታን ከምዚ
ዝስዕብ እዩ።
ዕለት
- ዓርቢ 10 ታሕሳስ 2004.
ሰዓት
- ካብ 1.00 ድ. ቀ ክሳብ 3.30
ድ.ቀ
ቦታ
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ኤርትራ
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Islington
London N1 9PF
ዝቀረበ
ናይ ባቡር
መጓዓዓዝያ - Angel Station - (Northern
Line)
ዘሎና
ግዜ ውሱን ስለ ዝዀነ
ብዝተኻእለ መጠን
ሰዓት ነኽብር ።
ብደሓን ምጹ።
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Wounded at Adi Abeito die at Halibet
Gedab
News - 17 Nov 2004
Sources
at Halibet Hospital have confirmed that, as of November
10, the number of people who died in
the hospital from wounds sustained in the shootings in Adi Abeito
had reached 21.
Of
the 21, at least 6 were "almost dead on arrival", according to a
source, and died the same day they were admitted to the hospital.
Click HERE to read the report.
Eritrean
jail deaths 'overblown'
BBC
- 08 Nov 2004
Eritrea
has denied reports that 20 people were killed in unrest at a prison
holding alleged draft dodgers.
Information
Minister Ali Abdu told Reuters news agency the claims were false and were
part of a "smear campaign" by former enemy Ethiopia.
Click HERE to read the report.
Click HERE to read the report.
Successful
demonstration outside Downing Street, London
EHDR-UK - 24 Sep 2004
Another
successful demonstration was conducted outside Downing Street in London on
Friday 24 September 2004. The demonstrators called for justice, the
rule of law and for the protection of asylum seekers. At the end of
the peaceful demonstration a letter was handed to the representative of
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The letter highlighted the
gross human rights violations in Eritrea and the absence of tolerance to
any alternative views, the illegal detention of numerous people without
due process and the increasing number of people fleeing the country. After
commending the British government's role in engaging the Eritrean
government solely and with its European partners, the letter asked Her
Majesty's Government to take a lead by:
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Protecting
newly arriving asylum seekers and giving them all the protection that
they need;;
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Not
forcibly deporting any Eritreans back to Eritrea and by urging other
governments, especially Libya, to stop forced deportation;
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Increasing
the pressure on the Eritrean government by means of targeted travel
bans on the high ranking government and party officials
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Calling
for the immediate release of all political and religious prisoners;
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Demanding
the establishment of a genuine democratic government, which respects
all the basic freedoms of worship, association and speech under the
rule of law.
Eritreans
from all walks of life were represented and was good natured.
Click HERE to read the full article or HERE
for PDF format.
Successful
demonstration outside Libyan Mission in London
EHDR-UK - 11 Sep 2004
A
successful demonstration was conducted outside the Libyan Mission in
London on Saturday 11 September 2004. The Demonstration called:
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For
the release of Eritrean refugees from the various detention camps;
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The
Libyan authorities to stop deporting Eritreans;
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The
Libyan authorities to stop torturing Eritreans;and
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The
Libyan authorities to hand over Eritrean refugees to the UNHCR.
People
from the various political parties and ordinary people from all sections
of the Eritrean society were represented and a letter detailing our
demands was put through the letter box as the officials in the Mission
were instructed not to open the door having agreed to receive the letter
previously.
Libya: Further information on: Forcible return/fear for safety/fear of
torture
URGENT ACTION - Amnesty International, 06 September 2004
LIBYA/ERITREA Over 130 Eritrean nationals detained in Libya.
Over 110 Eritrean nationals forcibly returned on 21 July
New cases: 76 Eritrean nationals forcibly returned on 27 August
The Libyan authorities attempted to forcibly return a further 76 Eritrean
asylum-seekers,
including 22 women and six children, on 27 August. Some of the
Eritreans hijacked the
plane
that was carrying them, and forced it to land in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,
where they
have all applied for refugee protection......
Click HERE to read the appeal.
Click
HERE
to see the map of the meeting area.
Eritreans
jailed for 5 years but will appeal
ECMS
- 01 Sep 2004
On
Wednesday the 1st September 2004, 15 Eritreans who are accused of
hijacking a Libyan plane, were sentenced to 5 years in prison by a court
in North Khartoum. The presiding judge was Mawlana Mohamed Munir Mohamed
Hassan....
Click HERE to read the report.
EHDR-UK
sends a letter to Sudanese & UNHCR Officials
EHDR-UK
- 30 August 2004
EHDR-UK
sent a letter to the Sudanese government and UNHCR officials highlighting
the plight of the Eritreans who were alleged to have 'hijacked' a
plane which was carrying them from their place of detention in Libya back
to Eritrea. The letter stated that although EHDR-UK does not condone
hijacking or violence, the case of these Eritreans is a special one as it
was for survival......
Click HERE to read the report.
Eritreans
jailed for plane hijack
BBC
- 1 September 2004
Fifteen
Eritreans have been jailed for five years each for hijacking a Libyan
aircraft being used to deport them. They took control of a Libyan military
plane last week and forced it to land in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,
where they were tried.
Click HERE to read the report.
Eritrean
'hijackers' go on trial
BBC
- 31 August 2004
The
trial has begun in Sudan of 15 Eritrean asylum seekers charged with
hijacking a Libyan plane and making it land in the capital, Khartoum.
The suspects were part of a group of 76 asylum seekers aboard the
plane......
UNHCR
says 4,402 Eritreans sought asylum in Europe and north America last year,
a figure that has more than tripled since 2000.
Click HERE to read the report.
Eritreans
in plane hijack drama
BBC
- 27 August 2004
A
plane has been hijacked and forced to land in Sudan, apparently by a group
of Eritrean asylum seekers. The hijackers of the plane - which was
deporting the Eritreans from Libya - later surrendered to security forces.
No-one was badly hurt, reports said.
Click HERE to read the report.
Press
Release - On the 3rd Annual Conference of NECS-Europe
NECS-Europe
- 29 July 2004
The
3rd Annual Conference of the Network of Eritrean Civil
Societies in Europe (NECS-Europe) was held in Frankfurt-Germany from 28 -
29 July 2004. The meeting was
attended by twenty representatives from eight countries representing ten
civil societies throughout Europe.......
Click HERE to read the report.
Click HERE to read the full article or HERE
for PDF format.
EHDR-UK
campaign to stop the deportation of Eritreans from Libya
EHDR-UK
- 17 June 2004
EHDR-UK
urges all Eritreans who care about those who are being prepared for
deportation from Libya to print this
petition letter (PDF), sign,
complete the personal details and fax it to your nearest Libyan Mission,
Embassy or Consulate (see list of fax numbers below) as soon as you can.
Print
LETTER (PDF)
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Libyan
Embassy Fax No. |
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United
Kingdom |
+44
20 7589 6087 |
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Germany |
+49
228 36 42 60; +49 30
20 05 96 99 |
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Austria |
+43
1 367 76 01 |
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United
Nations/USA |
+1
212 593-4787 |
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France |
+33
1 40.67.16.42; +33
1.47.55.96.25 |
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Belgium |
+32
2 640.90.76 |
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Portugal |
+351
1 3012378 |
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Spain |
+34
91 564 39 86 |
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Switzerland |
+41
31 352 52 35 |
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Denmark |
+45
35265606 |
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Canada |
+1
613 230-0683 |
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EHDR-UK
sends a letter of appeal to the Libyan leader
EHDR-UK -
15 June 2004
EHDR-UK sent a letter to the
Libyan leader H.E.
Colonel Mu'ammar Abu-Minyar al-Qadhafi urging him to intervene and
halt the planned deportation of about 15 Eritrean refugees from
Libya. The letter highlighted the abuses Eritrean youth are facing
in their own country and it further cited the plight of those who were
forcibly returned from Malta in 2002......
Click HERE to read the report.
Inter-Parliamentary
Union: Eritrea - Resolution adopted unanimously by
the Governing Council
IPU
- 23 April 2004
......Bearing in mind
that the Constitution of Eritrea, in its Articles 15, 17 and 19,
guarantees the right to liberty and to freedom from arbitrary arrest, the
right for any detained person to be brought before a court of law within
48 hours of arrest and the right to freedom of expression, being rights
also enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, and in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, to both
which Eritrea is a party,
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Thanks
the Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to the European Union, Belgium,
Luxembourg and Spain for the information and clarifications he
provided;
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Takes
note of the decision given in November 2003 in this case by the
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, ruling that the human
rights of the former MPs concerned have been violated; deeply regrets
that the authorities have so far not heeded the Commission's decision
and continue to detain them in disregard of their obligations not only
under the Constitution of Eritrea, but also under the African Charter
on Human and Peoples' Rights and the ICCPR;
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Affirms
that the peace process under way can in no way justify such violation
of human rights, which on the contrary can only harm that process;
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Urges
therefore the authorities to heed the decision of the African
Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and to release the former MPs
concerned without delay;
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Reiterates
its decision to carry out an on-site mission to gather from the
competent authorities and the persons concerned as much information as
possible on this case, and stresses in this respect that it is a
well-established doctrine that human rights matters are of
international concern and that ensuring their respect is a duty
incumbent upon the international community;
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Requests
the Secretary General to contact the authorities again to seek their
agreement to an on-site mission to be carried out as early as
possible;
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Requests
the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its
next session, to be held on the occasion of the 111th Assembly
(September-October 2004).
Click HERE to read the full report.
Click HERE to read the full article in Tigrinya (pdf).
ERITREA:
'You have no right to ask' – Government resists scrutiny on human rights
AI
- 19 May 2004
 .......Amnesty International has been informed by recently-released prisoners and other sources that some detainees including some who were feared to have "disappeared" have been extrajudicially sentenced to prison terms. Secret committees of security, police and military officers reportedly received statements taken from prisoners after interrogation and assessments by their interrogators, and then made their judgments and delivered sentences. There was no hearing or opportunity for the detainee to present a defence or submit an appeal.
This practice of secret administrative sentencing can have no legitimacy whatsoever. It apparently started with the cases of the "Dergue detainees" – about 150 members of the former Ethiopian administration in Eritrea who were detained at independence in 1991. The government did not want to give them open trials, but instead they were given secret prison sentences of mostly 10-15 years, as in the cases of Isaac Tseggai, former Chief Administrator of Eritrea (reportedly now released), and Tesfaye Ma'asho, his deputy. They have been serving their sentences in official prisons where they were registered by the prison service as if they were court-sentenced prisoners......
Click HERE to read the full report in html or HERE to read in pdf format.
Eritrea: Government resists scrutiny on human rights and calls to end torture and arbitrary detention
AI
- 19 May 2004
Since the crackdown two-and- a-half years ago on peaceful dissent and calls for democratic reform, torture, arbitrary detention, "disappearances" and ill-treatment of political prisoners have become entrenched in Eritrea, Amnesty International said today in a new report, Eritrea:' You have no right to ask' - Government resists scrutiny on human
rights......
Click HERE to read the full Press Release.
World
Press Freedom Day - Significance to Eritrea
EHDR-UK - 3 May 2004
........To
remind the world of what is happening in Eritrea on the issue of press
freedom, the Eritreans for Human and Democratic Rights-UK (EHDR-UK) would
like to list some of the abuses and facts that are currently
underway.
1.
About 15 journalists are still detained, some for 4 years, at undisclosed
places and some are feared dead;
2.
The regime has consistently refused to honour international requests for
the release of journalists and has instead reinforced its monopoly ......
Click HERE to read the full Press Release.
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