Eritrea
Eritrea’s government under President Isaias Afewerki continues to be responsible for repeated serious rights violations. Thousands of Eritreans flee the country monthly to avoid “national service,” conscription that lasts indefinitely. Eritreans are subject to arbitrary arrest and harsh treatment in detention; no means exist to challenge detention or other abuses. Eritrea has had no national elections, no legislature, independent press, or independent civil society organizations since 2001. Religious freedom is severely curtailed. The 2018 peace agreement with long-standing enemy Ethiopia provided some hope that restrictions on national service would be lifted, but so far there has been little change.

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“They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us”
How Indefinite Conscription Restricts Young People’s Rights, Access to Education in Eritrea
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Yemen: Detained African Migrants Tortured, Raped
Grant Access to Asylum Procedures; Hold Abusers Accountable
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"Make Their Lives Miserable"
Israel’s Coercion of Eritrean and Sudanese Asylum Seekers to Leave Israel
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Eritrea Busses Thousands of Students to Military Camp
Government Ignores its own Covid-19 Restrictions
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Eritrea: Lack of Rights Reforms Highlight Ongoing Need for Mandate Renewal
Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, July 2020
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With COVID-19 Threat, Eritrea Should Release Political Detainees
Prisoner Ciham Ali Turns 23 Behind Bars Today
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Canadian Firm Can Be Sued for Alleged Eritrea Abuses
Court Ruling Means Mining Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Forced Labor
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Eritrea Should End 18 Years of Darkness
Free All Political Prisoners, Including Critics Held Since 2001
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