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  • Eritrea’s university system has been effectively closed, replaced by regional colleges whose main purposes are military training and political indoctrination. Freedom of expression in private discussions is limited. People are guarded in voicing their opinions for fear of being overheard by government informants.

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  • ins to be seen how these regulations will be implemented. 7. Constitutional rights and international treaties The internationally-recognized rights to freedom of expression, opinion and association are denied in Eritrea. Criticism of abuses and dissent are silenced in the country and there is no voice allowed for an independent civil society. Underlying these human rights violations is th

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    According to Mengisteab (50, 2005) that Teklay Aden, an EPLF security chief who defected to the Ethiopian regime in 1981, revealed that three thousand fighters were physically liquidated by the Front between…

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  • mocratic culture in out liberation struggle and psychologically intimidated and damaged the fighters. Below are phrases used by the EPLF leaders to repress our freedom of expression:

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  • 1991 after a 30-year liberation war.(1) The detentions of individuals solely because of their religious beliefs is part of the general denial of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Eritrea, as well as other grave violations of basic human rights. These violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion are contrary to international law, as well as the Consti

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    eritrea-220409

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    C OUNTRY OF O RIGIN INFORMATION R EPORT ERITREA 21 A PRIL 2009 UK Border Agency C OUNTRY OF O RIGIN INFORMATION S ERVICE E RITREA 21 A PRIL 2009 The main text of this COI Report contains the most up-to-date…

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  • years [2 004–2005]. Human rights violations continue to be reported, inter alia , with regard to the treatment of opposition political groups and movements, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, arbitrary detention and detention conditi ons (including reports of torture, ill-treatment and forced labor) and treatm ent of draft evaders/deserters.” [18f] 3.18 Other sources note that s

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  • l parties is banned; and no elections have been conducted since independence. There are no freedom of movement, freedom of association, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression and access to information. Arbitrary arrests and disappearances, extrajudicial killings and force labour are the norms in Eritrea. Its belligerent and adventurist foreign policy and behavior has brought the governme

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  • The internationally-recognized rights to freedom of expression, opinion and association are all but absent in Eritrea. Civil society is severely constrained. The formation of independent non-governmental organizations is generally not permitted. While the Eritrean Constitution allows for multiple political parties, the only political party currently permitted is the ruling People’s Front for Democ

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  • The internationally-recognized rights to freedom of expression, opinion and association are denied in Eritrea. Criticism of abuses and dissent are silenced in the country and there is no voice allowed for an independent civil society. Underlying these human rights violations is the government's failure to respect the human rights protections in the Constitution and laws of Eritrea. The post-indepe

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  • ith Walta, Ethiopia’s state media described Eritrea in the last 20 years as a “one party dictatorship…with no freedom of press, no rule of law, no election, no freedom of expression. These oppostion leaders want to seize power for themselves by liberating the Eritrean people from the repression of the PFDJ but without developing the democratic organisations which will hold them accountable and ush

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  • Freedom of expression was severely restricted and legitimate criticism of the government suppressed. Independent journalism, political opposition, unregistered religious groups and civil society were highly restricted. Perceived critics of the government remained in detention. Deserters from the armed forces, those evading mandatory military conscription, and their families, were harassed, impriso

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    Objective 1: Free Speech

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    Sustainability Index (MSI) Africa 2006-2007 ERITREA Introduction Objective 1: Free Speech Objective 2: Professional Journalism Objective 3: Plurality of News Sources Objective 4: Business Management Objective…

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  • The score for this objective reflects a state of total suppression of freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and other civil liberties imposed by the government. A majority of indicators scored a flat 0. Indicator 8, media access to foreign news sources, led all indicators, but even then did not crack half a point.

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  • Events of 2012 Torture, arbitrary detention, and severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and religious freedom remain routine in Eritrea. Elections have not been held since Eritrea gained independence in 1993, the constitution has never been implemented, and political parties are not allowed. There are no institutional constraints on President Isaias Afewerki, now in his twen

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  • other political dissidents who were arrested at the same time as her are prisoners of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression. In the late 1980s I visited Eritrea during the war with Ethiopia and spent time with the Eritrean People's Liberation Front. I and others in the British Labour Party consistently supported the EPLF, a beacon of hope

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  • litary service; (e) To allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to operate in Eritrea without fear or intimidation; (f) To respect everyone’s right to freedom of expression and freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association; (g) To promote and protect women’s rights, including by taking measures to combat harmful practices, such as

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  • ion of religion” in the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee, where, as in years past, some countries sought to pit freedom of religion against freedom of expression, to the detriment of both. The United States and its partners were successful in advocating a resolution that did not proscribe forms of critical speech, but their success rested on being open to undertakings which

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  • a, with at least 16 journalists behind bars as of December 1, 2018; most have been imprisoned since the 2001 crackdown, and none received a trial. According to freedom of expression group Article 19, the 1996 press law includes a requirement that the media must promote “national objectives.” The state retains a legal monopoly of broadcast media, and journalists for the state media toe the governme

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  • of the war, as if they are harmonious with the enemy’s agenda and the critics as supporters of the enemy is not proper and a chilling hijacking and killing of freedom of expression.”

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  • 1991 after a 30-year liberation war.(1) The detentions of individuals solely because of their religious beliefs is part of the general denial of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Eritrea, as well as other grave violations of basic human rights. These violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion are contrary to international law, as well as the Consti

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  • Why did Awate prefer to be an outlaw(SHIFTA) during the British Administration while the Eritrean people had for the first time freedom of expression, assembly, improved opportunities for education and no longer prisoner in the Nakura prison.?

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  • tinued shortly after Eritrea became an independence nation. In fact, it has grown as a result of increasing harassment of intellectuals and restrictions on the freedom of expression after 2001, since then the situation has continued to deteriorate and the brain-drain has doubled.Eritrean society is now much more likely to have an acute shortage of professionals and para-professionals, it is sad to

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  • 1991 after a 30-year liberation war.(1) The detentions of individuals solely because of their religious beliefs is part of the general denial of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Eritrea, as well as other grave violations of basic human rights. These violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion are contrary to international law, as well as the Consti

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  • wo years [2004-2005]. Human rights violations continue to be reported, inter alia, with regard to the treatment of opposition political groups and movements, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, arbitrary detention and detention conditions (including reports of torture, ill-treatment and forced labor) and treatment of draft evaders/deserters.” [18f] 3.18 A Reuters report dated 15 Se

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  • January 12, 1993 Vol. V, No. 1 ERITREA ERITREAERITREAERITREA Freedom of Expression and Ethnic Discrimination in the Educational System: Past Freedom of Expression and Ethnic Discrimination in the Educational System: Past Freedom of Expression and Ethnic Discrimination in the Educational System: Past Freedom of Expression and Ethnic Discrimination in the Educational System: Pa

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  • Forto 2013 uprising remarkably highlighted the issues critical to democratic change. They are the rule of law, respect of human rights, freedom of worship and freedom of expression and of course the release of all prisoners of conscience.

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  • Eritrea should respect its people’s human right to freedom of expression “and allow them to speak openly on matters that are at the core of their present and future well-being,” Amnesty’s director for East Africa, Joan Nyanyuki, said in the statement.

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  • An independent international jury of media professionals recommended unanimously Mr. Isaak in recognition of his courage, resistance and commitment to freedom of expression, and the recommendation was endorsed by the UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

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  • non-democratic regime. What are the chances of solving the grievances we have both enumerated when we can’t even voice them without risking dire consequences? Freedom of expression can only be sustained in a democracy.

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  • man rights and press for remedies for human rights violations do not and cannot function inside Eritrea on account of the comprehensive denial of the right to freedom of expression of opinion. Human rights violations by members of the security forces are often committed with impunity. Romans 12:14 ‘Bless those who persecute you’ Christian greeting card action The Eritrean authorities have

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  • religious creeds despite the fact that the decree of the national se the maximum penalty for such cases to be two years imprisonment or the fine of 3000 Nak 3/ Freedom of Expression and Press: The government didn’t allow, as in previous years, the existence of free means of verbal o absolute control of the radio service, T.V. and newspapers as well as on cultural activities other forms of expres

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    HUMAN RIGHTS APPEAL

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    ERITREA: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, TYPICAL OF THOUSANDS OF CASES THAT CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED BY THE REGIME IN ERITREA (Updated in December 2000) Having gone through a century-long…

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  • een subjected to pressures and threats whenever articles moderately critical of the government happen to be published. "In a flagrant and sweeping crackdown on freedom of expression and the media, the regime in Eritrea, on 14 October 2000, arrested the editors and journalists of five private papers in Eritrea. The detained persons were not officially charged of any crime. Sources close to the ruli

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  • ted the population to religious persecution, political repression, and other forms of human rights violations such as forced labour of the youth and curtailing freedom of expression. All these pushed Eritrean to join the stream of refugees in the Sudan and Ethiopia.

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  • first then you have a right to ask questions ● Derbika Ketel=Class suicide ● Anenet=Egoism etc The above phrases were used by the EPLF leaders to repress freedom of expression and to foster an antidemocratic culture in the liberation struggle. This culture still affects most exiled former EPLF fighters and members of mass organization /Hahash wedebat. Most of them have feared the consequence

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  • Y ON 08/28/06, 14:02:32, YOU WROTE, "Gerrie Lijam, Stupid, what are you trying to say? Is this a threat? You will never understand the meaning of Free speach (freedom of expression). Don't we have a right to write about what we feel. We know you like to kiss Isayas ass. Do you want us to be like you or what stupid kadree. You are the parasite of our society. Lets wait and see. Time itself will ki

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  • In light of the aforementioned constraints on freedom of expression and movement imposed on Eritreans, understanding why many decide to flee the country becomes less challenging. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported 474, 296 Eritreans globally registered as refugees and asylum seekers at the end of 2015, which represents around 12 percent of Eritrea’s estimated population of 3.6 mill

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  • l society had become alienated and that the collective leadership of the EPLF had been "abandoned and replaced by one-man leadership". It cited the "absence of freedom of expression which has prevented the citizens from exercising their rightful duties of restraining the undue accumulation of power in the presidency." In the letter, the group criticized the Special Court, established outside the n

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  • No matter how much Mr. Michael Abraha attempts to cloak himself with "freedom of expression," he can not cover his lack of professionalism, his lack of ethics and his extremist fanaticism; he has already deceived many of the leaders of the Eritrean opposition into a trap of his “interviews” and by editorializing political speeches by carefully choosing his victims. Michael Abraha’s list of victims

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  • we remember the day and the suffering that was inflicted on their families. We also remember the brief period that preceded it, that is when some semblance of freedom of expression seemed to be part of the post independence political life in Eritrea and the hopes for a smooth transition towards democracy that were quickly relegated. We are also reminded of how things have changed in our country s

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  • ort). A few are general in-depth reports (published by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International), but in general emphasis has been placed on reporting on freedom of expression and on religious persecution in Eritrea, as several international organisations are dedicated to these issues in particular. Few of the reports, however, aim to trace the trajectories of political development leading

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    H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H Er itre a ServiceforLife StateRepression and IndefiniteConscriptionin Eritrea Service for Life State Repression and Indefinite Conscription in Eritrea Copyright © 2009 Human…

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  • systematic human rights violations have become routine, including arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, and severe restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of worship, and freedom of movement. In 2002, with the announcement of the Warsai Yekalo Development Campaign (WDYC), a national social and economic development effort, the statutory national service of 1

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  • controlled by the government, although the government promised a new press law for 1995 that would allow for some private ownership of the media and guarantee freedom of expression (Demers 19 Mar. 1995, 12; Africa Report May-June 1995, 53). By the third quarter of 1995 the new press law had not yet been enacted (EIU 3rd Quarter 1995, 23). The Programme Coordinator of the Ethiopian Association of

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  • for Abune Antonios to be released immediately and unconditionally, as he is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of expression and freedom of religion, both of which are guaranteed in the Eritrean Constitution; - calling on the authorities immediately to allow Abune Antonios the medical attention he requires for his diabetes; - asking the au

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  • in the United States who are conspiring in punishing Americans of Eritrean origin for practicing their constitutionally-protected right to free association and freedom of expression in the United States.]

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  • We respectfully remind you that the jailing of Mr Solomon constitutes a clear breach of his right to freedom of expression, which is guaranteed by numerous international conventions. Furthermore, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights considers that "detention, as punishment for the peaceful expression of an opinion, is one of the most reprehensible ways to enjoin silence and, as a conseque

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  • first then you have a right to ask questions ● Derbika Ketel=Class suicide ● Anenet=Egoism etc The above phrases were used by the EPLF leaders to repress freedom of expression and to foster an antidemocratic culture in the liberation struggle. This culture still affects most exiled former EPLF fighters and members of mass organization /Hahash wedebat Most of them have feared the consequences

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  • sudden glare when they were brought to the surface; over the years there have been similar reports about other prisoners released from underground cells. Freedom of Expression and Association Since the private press was destroyed in 2001 no independent newspaper has been allowed to publish. No political organization other than the ruling People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) was

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  • want to pass these paramount issues here. The main concern for me and many other Eritreans in this democratic endeavor is the issue of censorship and limiting freedom of expression. Censorship or controlling of thought and idea is one of the most dangerous forms of oppression a press can think of. Many think censorship emanates from tyrannical regimes such as ours but censorship can come from dem

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  • s a broad range of fundamental human rights, has been highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression: "the right to freedom of expression can be described as an essential test right, the enjoyment of which illustrates the degree of enjoyment of all human rights enshrined in the United Nations Bill of Human Rights, and…respect for this right reflects a co

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  • . For the past 20 years, extreme isolation from the international and regional arena, alongside a lack of democracy and severe crackdowns on civil rights and freedom of expression, have been characteristic of the Eritrean regime. As a result, the Eritrean people live under severe poverty combined with harsh repression, extreme human rights violations and an absence of basic services. Together

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  • ith Walta, Ethiopia’s state media described Eritrea in the last 20 years as a “one party dictatorship…with no freedom of press, no rule of law, no election, no freedom of expression. These oppostion leaders want to seize power for themselves by liberating the Eritrean people from the repression of the PFDJ. The evidence of this could been read from what he said on 30/10/2011 Sunday’s preparatory m

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  • , confiscation of houses and other property, and refusal to issue passports to allow reunification of children and spouses with overseas parents or spouses. Freedom of Expression and Association The government maintains a complete monopoly on domestic sources of information since it closed all local press outlets in 2001 and arrested their staff. Telephone and Internet communications are monit

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  • f lentils and a bread roll once a day and tea twice a day. Deaths in prison from torture, disease, inadequate food, and other harsh conditions are frequent. Freedom of Expression and Association The government destroyed Eritrea’s private press in September 2001 and arrested its journalists. Since then propaganda outlets run by the Ministry of Information—television, radio, and newspapers—serve

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  • controlled by the government, although the government promised a new press law for 1995 that would allow for some private ownership of the media and guarantee freedom of expression (Demers 19 Mar. 1995, 12; Africa Report May-June 1995, 53). By the third quarter of 1995 the new press law had not yet been enacted (EIU 3rd Quarter 1995, 23). The Programme Coordinator of the Ethiopian Association of

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  • o extreme forms of repression by the Ethiopian Government. All democratic institutions such as political parties, trade unions and student unions were banned. Freedom of expression was denied and peaceful protests were met by killings, imprisonment, torture and other forms of human rights violations. All this gave rise to the beginning of an armed resistance by the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF

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  • d performance of the media in post- independence Eritrea In January 1995, President Isaias Afwerki, was invited by the US based Freedom Forum to talk about freedom of expression and he said:

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    We Cannot Afford to Be Divided

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    We Cannot Afford to Be Divided Print E-mail Awate - Featured Articles By B. Abdulkadir - Feb 10, 2010 Finally the dream of the faithful Eritreans is approaching and it will come true. My happiness heightened…

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  • It is difficult to differentiate between the writers who are acting as a bottleneck on the journey towards freedom of expression and the PFDJ. It would be nice if those writers avoided their halowlow and brought their evidences to challenge Ustaz Ali. If they prove their point that Ali Salim is lying, we will fight him together. Ustaz Ali has become a headache to many writers because he tells the

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  • than any minority group which differs from the rest of society, whether it is on political or religious grounds. The Eritrean Constitution fully guarantees the freedom of expression and religious belief and practice. The government's lack of tolerance is just another act of repression against a group that have different views. Historically, Eritrea is not the first country to persecute the JW. Du

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  • Y ON 08/28/06, 14:02:32, YOU WROTE, "Gerrie Lijam, Stupid, what are you trying to say? Is this a threat? You will never understand the meaning of Free speach (freedom of expression). Don't we have a right to write about what we feel. We know you like to kiss Isayas ass. Do you want us to be like you or what stupid kadree. You are the parasite of our society. Lets wait and see. Time itself will ki

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    Ten Long Years:

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    Ten Long Years: A Briefing on Eritrea’s Missing Political Prisoners Copyright © 2011 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 1-56432-815-5 Cover design by Rafael…

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  • Eritrea’s detention facilities. • End the practice of indefinite service and of forced labor for national service conscripts. • Respect everyone’s right to freedom of expression and to receive information. In particular, allow free and independent journalism. • Stop interfering in religious ob servances of Eritrean citizens. • Immediately implement the recommendations of the Human Rights Co

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  • , ethnic diversity or damage it. We take to heart much of the criticism directed our way from people of goodwill who say that, as publishers, our commitment to freedom of expression should always be tempered by the priority of keeping inflammatory words in check. And if, in our almost absolutist commitment to free speech, we conveyed the message that ‘anything goes’, we regret the impression.

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  • s regards the situation in Rwanda (156th) and Equatorial Guinea (161st) as very grave because of the control that their governments exercise over the media and freedom of expression in general. They have been joined by Djibouti (159th), which fell 49 places. Its president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, was returned to office at the start of 2011 in an election that was decided in advance and gave the oppos

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    Welcome to EHDR-UK website

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    [External image reference] About us | Mission Statement | News & Events | Press & Communications | Reports | Links | Contact us | Documents | Achievements | Support EHDR-UK [External image reference] Latest…

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  • liberty and to freedom from arbitrary arrest, the right for any detained person to be brought before a court of law within 48 hours of arrest and the right to freedom of expression, being rights also enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, to both which Eritrea is a party,

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  • Kirk, Mark Udall, Trent Franks and Jim Marshall 5) Note that Eritrea has committed serious violations against a wide range of rights including the right to freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Many of Eritrea's leading journalists have been detained without charge for over five years, simply for having called for peaceful political change. One of them, prisoner of conscience Fessahay

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  • in the United States who are conspiring in punishing Americans of Eritrean origin for practicing their constitutionally-protected right to free association and freedom of expression in the United States.]

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  • Although the Eritrean government initially professed interest in nurturing freedom of expression, that promise didn’t survive long. Unable to defend its addiction to power and conspiracy, in September 2001, the PFDJ resorted to a collective punishment of all private media including the religious ones. Subsequently, the pragmatic student activism which was embedded in those thriving private media o

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  • s a broad range of fundamental human rights, has been highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression: "the right to freedom of expression can be described as an essential test right, the enjoyment of which illustrates the degree of enjoyment of all human rights enshrined in the United Nations Bill of Human Rights, and…respect for this right reflects a co

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    Dr Seyoum Haregot

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    Dr Seyoum Haregot He did his pre -school at Haleka Ugbandrias school in Edaga Arbi and kingergarten, first at Scola Vittorio and then at Acria Italian School, just at the end of the Italian rule of Eritrea. He…

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  • a and Bedouin thugs” who are trying to exploit us in our moment of weakness and despair. But these momentary headaches can be tolerated for the greater good of freedom of expression.

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  • “The detention of individuals solely because of their religious beliefs is part of the general denial of the rights to freedom of expression and association in Eritrea, as well as other grave violations of basic human rights,” states a December 2005 report by Amnesty International on religious persecution in Eritrea. “These violations of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion are

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  • private and public to withdraw the statement and apologize. And these are the very forces that claim that they are fighting for democracy and justice including freedom of expression, speech, access to information…etc.

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