Tag: HRC
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Enough To the Politics of Pacification (ፖለቲካ ቺቸቶ)
If you thought Eritrea joining the Human Rights Council would improve its government’s ability to package its lies better–never mind to stop lying, never mind to eliminate the reasons for its lies–you will be sorely disappointed. It is determined to pursue the path of giving political pacifiers (ፖለቲካ ቺቸቶ) to its own people and bald-faced…
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“What Is Free Press?” Ask Those You Disappeared
Eritrea is now a member of Human Rights Council (HRC) and submitted its report as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle. It was challenged on its human rights record by many countries: freedom of expression, worship, assembly, lack of constitution, lack of independent jurors, indefinite national service, etc. This video (Chapter 1) focuses…
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The Farce of Eritrea at Human Rights Council
In a move that combines the continental politics of the African Union (AU) and the chummy good ol’ boy networking of the United Nations, the State of Eritrea, a serial violator of human rights, was elected to join the UN’s Human Rights Council for the 2019-22 term. First, a refresher. The United Nation’s Human Rights…
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The Hood – Spring Edition
KENYA’S Daily Nation has the backgrounder which preceded the reconciliation between Kenyan President Uhuru and opposition leader Raila Odinga. It includes (1) elders of the the tribes the two politicians belong to (Kikuyu and Luo); (2) US ambassador Robert Godec; (3) Odinga’s decision to hold a swearing-in ceremony in defiance of Uhuru; (4) Retired Major…
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PFDJ’s Trial in the Streets of Geneva
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 Eritrea are guilty of egregious crimes against the Eritrean people. The occasion is the ordinary session of the UN’s Human Rights Council whose Commission of…
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Two Videos: Pro & Anti-Government Forces Mobilize
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 13 to July 1st. As they did last year, the exiled Eritrean civil society–community-based organizations, youth and women groups, professional associations–and opposition parties are conducting…
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Eritrean Regime’s Strategy To Deal With Geneva
[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 keeping the ruling clique in Eritrea worried. The UN’s HRC, which mandated the Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea (CoIE) to conduct an investigation on…