A UN expert on Friday warned that the human rights landscape in Eritrea is continuing to deteriorate, as concerns grow regarding the ongoing use of enforced disappearances, indefinite military conscription, torture, and the government’s refusal to cooperate with international organizations
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Ethiopia acknowledges Eritrean troops role in Tigray War as regional tensions rise
Ethiopia’s federal government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time that troops from neighboring Eritrea took part in the war in the Tigray region, which formally ended in 2022. The government said Eritrean forces were responsible for mass killings, destroying…
UN calls for release of thousands of Eritrea prisoners held without charge or trial
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a press release on Monday calling for the release of thousands of people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea.
The release states there are believed to be over 10,000…
State Department Updates List of Countries Violating Religious Freedom; USCIRF Reacts
Last week (Dec. 2) the U.S. State Department, as required by the International Religious Freedom Act, announced its annual list of countries and entities that violate or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom. In a press statement, Secretary…
US Government Targets Eritrea with Sanctions over Ethiopia Crisis
On November 12, 2021, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Eritrean Defense Forces, the Eritrean People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), two government-linked commercial entities, the head of the Eritrean National Security Office,…
DDTC Amends ITAR to Confirm Policy of Denial for Defense Exports to Ethiopian and Eritrean Military, Police and Intelligence
Effective November 1, 2021, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to add and update entries for Ethiopia and Eritrea, respectively. As a result, it is now the policy…
Travel Ban Expanded to Include Nigeria, Eritrea, Tanzania, Sudan, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan
By Liya Green
On January 31, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation amending Presidential Proclamation 9723, commonly called the “Travel Ban.” This new proclamation imposes travel restrictions on certain nationals of countries the administration has determined to have inadequate identity-management practices, national…
President Extends Travel Ban to Six Countries
The administration announced expansion of the controversial travel ban to include six more countries, following an almost year-long review by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). Restrictions on entering the United States will apply to certain travelers and migrants from…
State Department Designates Religious Freedom Violators
In a Dec. 20 press release, the U.S. State Department announced it designations for this year of countries which are the worst violators of religious freedom:On December 18, 2019, the Department of State re-designated Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North…
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Watch these Eritrean refugee children in Canada experience snow for the first time – you’re guaranteed to smile.-KitJ