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  • How Eritrea Benefits From Institutionalized Short Memory

    How Eritrea Benefits From Institutionalized Short Memory

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    [spider_facebook id=”4″] Whenever the Government of Isaias Afwerki is challenged to meet the demands of a UN-impaneled body, whether that is the Special Rapporteur or the Commission of Inquiry, it has a uniform reply: we are engaged with the UN via the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and we reject targeted mandates. And, in that regard,…

  • Eritrea This Week – 20160605

    Eritrea This Week – 20160605

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    [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”; (2) Western journalists report that, indeed, many or most were Eritreans; (3) Assenna.com, an Eritrean website, interviews survivors or witnesses; (4) Supporters of the Government…