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Prestigious_Rafto The Rafto Foundation clearly states it wants to "contribute towards an international focus on the situation in Eritrea, and the opening of space for political discourse in the country" by giving this year's prize to Mr Tesfagiorgis. Foundation writes in its presentation of the 2003 award, which is to be presented at a ceremony in Bergen on 2 November. The decision was hailed by the exiled Eritrean opposition. www.dekebat-eritra.com /Prestigious_Raflo.html

Eritrea One: Paulos These rights are guaranteed by the Eritrean Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other International and Regional Human Rights instruments that Eritrea is signatory to. It can’t be normal at this age that Eritrea completely ignores its own constitution, laws, its entire regional and international legal obligations in regard to human rights and act as if it is alone in this world to do whatever it wants to with its citizens. Its approach is to see it as pointing to general disarmament of human rights abuses and the dissemination of the concept of peace. www.eritreaone.com /4Ann/paulos.html

Human & Con. Rights, Sudan Index Bordering the Red Sea, Sudan is located in Northern Africa, between Egypt and Eritrea. Advisory Council on Human Rights of the Government of Sudan Sudan Documents (from the Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs) www.hrcr.org /national/p_s/Text/sudan.html   (55 words)

Sudan Sudan is situated in Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea. Sudan has turned around a struggling economy with sound economic policies and infrastructure investments, but it still faces formidable economic problems, starting from its low level of per capita output. As distinct from the African region of the same name (usually shortened to the Sudan) the Republic of the Sudan (or just Sudan) is the largest country in Africa, situated in the northeast part of the continent. www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sudan.htm   (55 words)

Family.org - Saudi Arabia's Human Rights Abuses Noted Saudi Arabia is of particular concern, U.S. Ambassador at Large John Hanford said, because religious freedom simply does not exist in the Arab kingdom. Vietnam, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia are the three additions to the State Department's list of Countries of Particular Concern. Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom, called the addition of Saudi Arabia a milestone because the United States has hesitated to criticize the country. www.family.org /cforum/fnif/news/a0033757.cfm   (253 words)

Home The Human Rights Watch report described today's Eritrea as a "police state in which political opposition and almost any independent organization is stifled Eritrea is a police state in which dissent is ruthlessly suppressed." Needless to state, our young people in Eritrea are undergoing a nightmarish existence incomparable to any other anywhere in the world. A. The severe political condition in Eritrea is driving young Eritreans away from their homeland, and relegating children, women and the elderly to untold sufferings and misery ( Check the most recent Human Rights Watch and State Department reports on human rights in Eritrea). With no rule of law and democracy implemented in Eritrea in the last 13 years, the regime of Mr. www.shimagle.com /writingcampaign032904.htm   (253 words)

Afrol Eritrea Index Page: Links to Eritrea The most informative site about human rights in Eritrea is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Eritrea. Elections in Eritrea is a document realized by the website Elections around the world. www.afrol.com /Index/countries/eritreaindex.htm   (253 words)

Eritrea: Amnesty International's Human Rights Concerns Eritrea: Government resists scrutiny on human rights and calls to end torture and arbitrary detention Eritrea: 'You have no right to ask' - Government resists scrutiny on human rights Eritrea: Continued detention of prisoners of conscience and new arrests of members of religious groups amnestyusa.org /countries/eritrea/document.do?...   (113 words)

African Studies: Eritrea Eritrea, 2001 In Human Rights Watch World Report 2002. Human Rights Watch on Eritrea (New York and Washington, DC) "Displaced communities and the reconstruction of livelihoods in Eritrea," by Gaim Kibreab (June 2001). www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Eripolec.html   (831 words)

Eritrea: Conscientious Objection and Desertion At present daily routines in Eritrea are arbitrary detention, forced recruitment of young people including under age young high school children and the brutal drafting, disregarding for the right of Conscientious Objectors and all forms of human rights and a lack of all constitutional rights. In January 2004 the UNICEF representative in Eritrea criticized this militarization of education as a violation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (which aims to promote the best interests of the child), because it separated children from their families and forced them into a military environment [5]. Eritrea and Ethiopia signed an Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities on 18 June 2000, which was followed on 12 December 2000 by a Comprehensive Peace Agreement resulting in the establishment of a Temporary Security Zone under United Nations supervision between the two countries. www.wri-irg.org /news/2005/eritrea-en.htm   (831 words)

AFRICA Human rights groups protest the conditions of a work program for students of the University of Asmara. Ethiopia and Eritrea: Insecurity and Intervention in the Horn by Christopher Clapham, pp 119-137. Statistics for each country include geography, demographics, health, human factors, education, science and technology, government and law, labor force, production sectors, manufacturing sector, and finance, economics, and trade. www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/africa02/afr2002.htm   (1492 words)

Walta Information Center Ethiopia at least admits that there is a problem with human rights violations — the Ethiopian President recently cited violations committed by the police as particularly worrying and has established bodies to deal with human right violation cases No mention is made in the paper of Eritrea's clearly stated aims in invading Ethiopia, yet these were vocalised at the time in radio broadcasts and other media; claims that Eritrea would overthrow the Addis government 'within weeks', the only problem being 'what government to put in its place', and so on. They had assumed that relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea were and would remain sound, and were therefore not only surprised when war broke out, but reluctant to take on board the reasons, perhaps because what was happening did not fit the picture they had built up of Ethio-Eritrean relations. www.telecom.net.et /~walta/conflict/articles/article1386.html   (1492 words)

Eritrea on Encyclopedia.com The political and human rights situation in the country also deteriorated; in 2004 Amnesty International accused Eritrea of persecuting religious minorities, using torture, and detaining thousands for criticizing the government. Eritrea's largely agricultural economy was devastated by its 30-year-long indepedence war with Ethiopia and hurt again by the strain of the 1998-2000 border war. Eritrea also includes the many islands of the Dahlak Archipelago, which is located in the Red Sea. www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/Eritrea.asp   (1500 words)

Eritrea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The political and human rights situation in the country also deteriorated; in 2004 Amnesty International accused Eritrea of persecuting religious minorities, using torture, and detaining thousands for criticizing the government. Eritrea’s largely agricultural economy was devastated by its 30-year-long indepedence war with Ethiopia and hurt again by the strain of the 1998–2000 border war. The southern part of the country is made up of a low, largely desert coastal strip c.30 mi (50 km) wide; in N Eritrea there is a narrower, level coastal zone adjoining a ruggedly mountainous inland plateau (3,000–8,000 ft/914–2,438 m high). www.bartleby.com /65/er/Eritrea.html   (1153 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media and outspoken critics of the government have been allegedly arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. In 2004 the U.S. State Department declared Eritrea a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for its record of religious persecution. en2.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1153 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea would have its own parliament and administration, and would be represented in the Ethiopian parliament which would function as the Federal Parliament. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1945 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea would have its own parliament and administration, and would be represented in the Ethiopian parliament which would function as the Federal Parliament. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (2710 words)

Eritrea on Encyclopedia.com The political and human rights situation in the country also deteriorated; in 2004 Amnesty International accused Eritrea of persecuting religious minorities, using torture, and detaining thousands for criticizing the government. Eritrea's largely agricultural economy was devastated by its 30-year-long indepedence war with Ethiopia and hurt again by the strain of the 1998-2000 border war. Eritrea also includes the many islands of the Dahlak Archipelago, which is located in the Red Sea. www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/Eritrea.asp   (1554 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media and outspoken critics of the government have been allegedly arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers including Human Rights Watch and Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea had been ruled by many powers before it was colonised by the Italians in 1885. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1554 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea would have its own parliament and administration, and would be represented in the Ethiopian parliament which would function as the Federal Parliament. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1945 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media and outspoken critics of the government have been allegedly arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea had been ruled by many powers before it was colonised by the Italians in 1885. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1945 words)

BBC News AFRICA Eritrea plays down diplomatic row In the letter the EU criticised Eritrea for human rights violations, following the arrest of 11 dissidents, the closure of the private press and the detention of at least eight journalists. Italy is the largest single donor to Eritrea, a country which is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to recover from its war with Ethiopia. The war in Eritrea has cost the country dear news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1574000/1574910.stm   (552 words)

Human Rights Watch: Africa : Eritrea Citizens and residents expelled by both Ethiopia and Eritrea during their 1998-2000 border war should be offered repatriation and the restoration of citizenship, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about the impact a deepening U.S. military relationship with Eritrea might have on efforts to end the Eritrean government's gross abuses of civil and political rights - abuses which not only harm the Eritrean people but undermine the struggle against terrorism. During the period of Ethiopian rule in Eritrea (1962-91), a systematic policy of denying educational freedoms to Eritreans was followed. www.hrw.org /africa/eritrea.php   (1116 words)

Weekly Round-Up - IRINHA-138: 02-May-03 [Full story at: http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=33810] ERITREA: Government denies religious persecution The Eritrean government has issued a statement on freedom of religion amid criticism by human rights watchers that it is restricting the right to worship. In its statement outlining the "basic facts" of religious freedom in Eritrea, the government said "all religions are equal and no religion is more equal than others". He added that after at least two months' training inside Eritrea, the military unit would then target "institutional centres" connected with the government. iys.cidi.org /humanitarian/irin/hafrica/03a/ixl17.html   (1986 words)

"); NewWindow.document.write("IRINnews"); NewWindow.document.write(" The US government has confirmed that concern over the human rights situation in Eritrea, as well as the country’s two-year border dispute with Ethiopia, have limited previous attempts to forge new military ties. Eritrea has affirmed its commitment to that war, and is anxious to avoid instability in the region. Senior US military planners, including the commander of the US Central Command, General Tommy Franks, have made recent visits to Eritrea and have held "positive contingency discussions" with the government although no formal requests have yet been made, diplomatic sources say. irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=28639&...&SelectCountry=ERITREA   (710 words)

afrol News - Eritrea markets role in "Coalition of the Willing" The Eritrean government is seen as a star example of the growing public opinion in Western countries on how the so-called "war on terrorism" is legitimising human rights abuses in Third World dictatorships. The activities of these groups included "the planting of land mines in pastoral and agricultural fields, the shelling of civilian and humanitarian transports, the destruction of public facilities including schools, hospitals, and water supplies, and the cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians," according to the Eritrean ambassador. Eritrea and Rwanda have been the two African countries most clearly pronouncing their total support to the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, despite an African Union (AU) resolution last year, condemning a unilateral US attack on that country. www.afrol.com /articles/12766   (836 words)

Amnesty International Report 2002 - Africa - ERITREA Dozens of Eritrean officials of the former Ethiopian government in Eritrea were believed to be still serving prison sentences, imposed after unfair trials, for human rights abuses. Eritrea continued to support political and armed opposition groups in Ethiopia, and Ethiopia continued to support such groups in Eritrea. The mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), created under the 2000 Algiers Agreement which ended the war with Ethiopia, was extended to March 2002. web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/afr/eritrea!Open   (924 words)

Eritrea on Encyclopedia.com The political and human rights situation in the country also deteriorated; in 2004 Amnesty International accused Eritrea of persecuting religious minorities, using torture, and detaining thousands for criticizing the government. Eritrea's largely agricultural economy was devastated by its 30-year-long indepedence war with Ethiopia and hurt again by the strain of the 1998-2000 border war. In November the United Nations called for Eritrea and Ethiopia to reduce their forces along the border and for Eritrea to end restrictions on UN forces, and expressed concern over Ethiopia's failure to finalize the border; UN sanctions were threatened for noncompliance. www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Eritrea_History.asp   (1622 words)

Eritrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Independent local sources of political information on Eritrean domestic politics are scarce; in September 2001 the government closed down all of the nation's privately owned print media, and outspoken critics of the government have been arrested and held without trial, according to various international observers, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Eritrea is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the northeast and east by the Red Sea. Eritrea is at the brink of a famine, with food supplies currently (February 2005) only lasting for one month. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eritrea   (1945 words)

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