In Eritrea, where the vast majority of livelihoods depend on subsistence agriculture and pastoralism, 80 per cent of the population is vulnerable to recurrent drought. Since 2015, Eritrea has experienced drought conditions caused by El Niño that further undermined household […]
For the second year in a row, a large gathering of Eritreans congregated in Geneva to voice their opinion on the issue of whether senior government and party officials in …
[spider_facebook id="4"]In prior wars, Ethiopia has used its media and diplomatic contacts to define the war ("Eritrean aggression"), to demand that the world take measures to punish the aggressor and …
[spider_facebook id="4"]As widely reported, the UN Commission of Inquiry which was set up to investigate the human rights situation in Eritrea has last week announced that Eritrean authorities have committed …
[spider_facebook id="4"]War logic has taken over Eritrean and Ethiopian leaders: the skirmish that ignited last weekend is careening towards a dangerous confrontation with war now all but inevitable--unless we all act. As we …
[spider_facebook id="4"]As we reported yesterday, there was a shoot-out between Eritrean and Ethiopian units on June 12 across their common boundary in the Tsorona area, roughly central point of their …
[spider_facebook id="4"]There were two Eritrean headlines this week: (1) the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (CoI-E) published its report based on its 12-month inquiry and it said …
[spider_facebook id="4"]Today, June 8, Mike Smith, Chairman of Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Rights in Eritrea, held a press conference to explain why his commission will report that Eritrean …
[spider_facebook id="4"]According to Israel's Haaretz, which interviewed a 29-year old Eritrean, at least 7,000 Eritreans in Israel survived torture and rape in Sinai. The interviewee makes it clear why he left …
[spider_facebook id="4"]There is a certain pattern to reports of overcrowded boats sinking in the Mediterranean: (1) Eritreans hear the news and beg God, "please don't tell me they were Eritreans"; …
The Commission of Inquiry's (CoI) much anticipated report on human rights in Eritrea is expected to be provided to the Human Rights Council (HRC), which convenes in Geneva from June …
[spider_facebook id="4"] While Eritrea has been under UN sanctions since 2009, it is the potential act of another UN agency, that of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC), that has been …
