Strategic Thinking on East Africa

An Eritrean refugee protests against government outside EU offices in Israel [File: Amir Cohen/Reuters] The United Nations rights council has called on the African Union to investigate Eritrean leaders over alleged crimes against humanity after a damning report by a UN commission. UN: Eritrea government commits crimes against humanity In that report, the UN’s Commission […]

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The Hill By Joseph K. Grieboski, contributor As one of the world’s most oppressive regimes, the Eritrean government has committed extensive crimes against humanity over the past 25 years, according to a report released June 8 by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea. President Isaias Afwerki, in power since Eritrea’s […]

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Eritreans celebrate the conclusion of the UN-supervised referendum, held from 23-25 April 1993. The majority voted for independence from Ethiopia. UN Photo/Milton Grant 8 June 2016 – Officials in Eritrea have committed crimes against humanity, including enslavement, rape and torture, across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report released today […]

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Salem Solomon This week, thousands of Eritreans gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, to both support and protest a new U.N. report alleging that the leaders of the Eritrean government have committed crimes against humanity. Elsewhere, hundreds of Eritrean refugees gathered outside African Union headquarters in neighboring Ethiopia to protest the alleged crimes back home. The report […]

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Thousands of diaspora Eritreans march in support of UN report that accuses government of crime against humanity. Organisers claimed more than 10,000 people from all across Europe marched in front of the UN office [Vanessa Berhe/Al Jazeera] Thousands of Eritreans have rallied in Geneva against alleged human rights abuses committed by their government back home, […]

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AP A woman dressed in the colors of the Eritrean flag stands symbolically chained, at a demonstration by Eritrean refugees and dissidents outside the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday, June 23, 2016. Hundreds of Eritrean refugees and dissidents in Ethiopia have demonstrated against alleged human rights abuses committed by Eritrea’s […]

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GENEVA | BY TOM MILES Ethiopia is contemplating full-scale war against Eritrea, an Eritrean official told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, as he defended his country against allegations of crimes against humanity. Eritrean and Ethiopian troops clashed along their border on June 12. Each has accused the other of starting the hostilities. Last […]

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KTN Kenyan TV Interview – Eritrea versus Ethiopian Ambassador of Kenya  

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            Strathink Editorial Team The Commission has concluded that Eritrean officials have committed crimes against humanity. Crimes of enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, persecution, rape, murder and other inhumane acts – have been committed as part of a widespread and systematic campaign since 1991 aimed at maintaining control over the […]

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