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• lier had simply dismissed the reference to Eritrea among 11 countries "severe violating religious liberty" in the US State Department's report on International Religious Freedom in 2003(16) as "scandalous and misleading", but without refuting any of the facts presented. There are currently reported to be over 400 members of minority churches in detention. Military banned from religious pra

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• at his health was at serious risk as a result of being deprived of adequate medical assistance for his diabetes. See 2008 Report of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief , above footnote 137, para. 91. 144 In 2005, the US Government declared Eritrea a “country of particular concern” on account of its restrictions on religious freedom. See USCIRF Annual Report 2008, above fo

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• y activity that it deems a threat to national unity. Eritrea’s constitution also allows for extensive civil, political economic and social rights including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to due process and the right to free assembly. However, fear of potential threats to national unity has meant that nearly all the rights outlined in the document

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• The law and unimplemented constitution provide for freedom of religion; however, the government restricted this right in practice. Only four religious groups whose registrations had been approved by the government were allowed to meet legally during the year. These were: Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Catholics, and members of the Evangelical Church of Eritrea, an umbrella group of several Protesta

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• 1. Introduction: basic human rights denied Amnesty International has received disturbing reports of increasing violations in Eritrea of the right to freedom of religion, belief and conscience. While Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to severe persecution for the past decade on account of their religious beliefs, this report focuses on widespread detentions and other human rights violations

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• pastors an Eritrean congregation in Toronto, and is upset by what's happening to his fellow countrymen back in Eritrea. In Canada, Yonatan and his church enjoy religious freedom.

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• 19. F REEDOM OF R ELIGION O VERVIEW 19.01 As regards the religious make-up of the Eritr ean population, the US State Department 2008 International Religious Freedom rep ort, published in September 2008, stated that: “Although reliable statistics are not available, it is estimated that 50 percent of the population is Sunni Muslim, 30 percent is Ortho dox Christian, and 13 percen

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• On February 10, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urged Secretary of State Colin Powell to include Eritrea for the first time on this year’s list of 11 countries designated by the U.S. State Department as “severe violators” of religious liberty. In its summation, the commission declared:

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• unication from the new department responsible. Some churches considered the requirements of naming members and disclosing foreign aid as violating the right to freedom of religion and exposing members to possible persecution. Religious worship continued informally, mostly in "home-worshipping", without official reaction.

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• ract from the unity of the Eritrean people and distort the true meaning of religion." The African nation has come under international pressure to allow more religious freedom. In a recent report, the U.S. State Department noted that, "The government continued to harass and detain thousands of members of registered and unregistered religious groups and retained substantial control over the four

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• rom Rome the day after the Asmara arrests, Pope John Paul II listed religious liberty as one of four challenges facing the world in 2005. “It is necessary that religious freedom be everywhere provided, with an effective constitutional guarantee,” the Catholic pontiff said.

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• lling for them to be released immediately and unconditionally, as they are prisoners of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of religion, which is guaranteed in the Eritrean Constitution; - asking the authorities to ensure that they are not tortured or ill-treated in custody, and are given immediate access to their families, lawyers and any medical atte

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• The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has for three straight years listed Eritrea under “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPCs) – the label given to the worst religious freedom violators.

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• But not long after that report, the numbers were growing again until the current count for incarcerated Christians is more than 2000. The U.S. State Department Religious Freedom report for 2006 again named Eritrea as a Country of Particular Concern.

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• at a potential breakthrough in its “engagement” with Eritrea, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia, all listed for the first time last September in the Department’s annual religious freedom report as countries of “particular concern” for their flagrant violations of religious freedom.

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• the situation where more than 2000 Christians have been unjustly imprisoned. Where a prisoner is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of religion, which is guaranteed in the Eritrean Constitution, I request that they be released unconditionally. In the interim, may I urge you to ensure that that all such prisoners are given access to their families, legal adv

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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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• On September 23, Eritrea became the first nation ever sanctioned by the U.S. State Department under the 1998 Religious Freedom Act for failure to address severe violations of religious freedom.

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• heir relationship to those who have evaded or deserted military service, and call for their immediate and unconditional release. • To stand up and speak for religious freedom in Eritrea. Canada cannot keep quite or remain silent and must steadfastly condemn the actions of the Eritrean government. It must stand with the persecuted church in Eritrea and speak out on behalf of the persecuted Eritr

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• Despite constitutional guarantees of religious freedom for all citizens, Eritreahas refused to grant government registration to any “new religions.” Only four groups with longstanding official status are recognized: Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Catholics and Evangelical Lutherans.

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• religion’ and that people were ‘free to worship according to their wish’. In September Eritrea became the first country to have sanctions applied under the US religious freedom law, when the US State Department notified congress that the state secretary had banned commercial export of defense articles to Eritrea. It is also the case that many human rights organizations including Amnesty Internati

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• Ukraine's unreported Revolution- Viktor Yushchenko was swept to power by the forces of religious freedom

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• (ICFC is the website of SACS, a human rights and charitable organization dedicated to advocating religious freedom in Eritrea. For more information on religious persecution in Eritrea, visit: www.InChainsforChrist.org (Voice of the Persecuted Church in Eritre).

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• , Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights of the American Jewish Committee and Commissioner, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Paul Marshall Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom William L. Saunders Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Americans United for Life Ambassador Robert A. Seiple Former United States Amb

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• The Eritrean Constitution guarantees freedom of religion for all citizens. But Afewerki’s government recognizes only Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Lutherans and Muslims as members of the nation’s historic, “official” religions.

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• The law and unimplemented constitution provide for freedom of religion; however, the government restricted this right in practice. Only the four religious groups whose registrations had been approved by the government (Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Catholic, and Lutheran) were allowed to meet legally during the year. Security forces continued to abuse, arrest, detain, and torture members of nonregis

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• ly; no public meeting like this one is allowed. There is no religious liberty, and the Eritrean government ranks internationally amongst the worst violators of religious freedom. And to cap it all, no human rights defenders are allowed to operate within Eritrea.

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• science, opinion and expression in general. Amnesty International calls on the international community to strengthen efforts to obtain and secure protection of religious freedom and basic human rights in Eritrea. Human rights in Eritrea are systematically violated by President Issayas Afewerki’s government, which has been in power since the country’s independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after a 30

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• Religious persecution: Religious persecution has risen again in recent months, even though the government professes respect for the guarantees of religious freedom in the laws and Constitution. On 7 September, 12 members of the Eritrean Bethel Church, including two children, were arrested at a prayer meeting in Asmara. On 19 and 20 August over 200 teenage school-children sent for a vacation course

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• brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section to 17 August 2011. 3.12 An Open Doors (NGO) analysis paper on religious freedom in Eritrea (no title), dated 13 April 2009, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council a s a contribution to the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea, stated that: “In May 2002, the Eritrean gover

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• Basic human rights denied Amnesty International has received disturbing reports of increasing violations in Eritrea of the right to freedom of religion, belief and conscience. While Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to severe persecution for the past decade on account of their religious beliefs, this report focuses on widespread detentions and other human rights violations of members of eva

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• . 62 18. FREEDOM OF RELIGION OVERVIEW 18.01 As regards the religious make-up of the Eritrean population, the US State Department 2009 International Religious Freedom report, published in October 2009, stated that: “Although reliable statistics are not available, it is estimated that 50 percent of the population is Sunni Muslim, 30 percent is Orthodox Christian, and 13 percent is

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• The basic and fundamental God given human rights, like the freedom of opinion and expression , peaceful assembly and association, religious freedom, freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, freedom of mobility, the freedom to freely elect and change their government are unheard of. To ask for the respect of these human rights and civil liberties would be to commit suicide. Freedom of speech is

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• CSW is a human rights organization which specializes in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all.

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• The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in May recommended that Eritrea be re-designated by the State Department as one of the 11 “countries of particular concern” (CPCs) for 2007. The U.S. Department of State for three straight years has designated Eritrea as a CPC – the worst religious freedom violation label.

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• ng it is a lie . . . but we do not even give them recognition,” the minister said. Designated by the U.S. State Department as one of the worst violators of religious freedom in the world, the Eritrean government flatly denies the allegations. In ongoing crackdowns since May 2002, Eritrea has banned all independent religious groups not under the umbrella of the government-sanctioned Orthodo

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• The International Religious Freedom Report 2003 states that Bahais exist in "very small numbers" in Eritrea, without giving details on their numbers (18 Dec. 2003, Sec. 1).

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• CSW works to defend rights to freedom of religion in over 20 different countries and seeks to draw attention to the crimes against humanity that are being committed in East Africa.

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• Religious persecution is officially prohibited by the laws and Constitution of Eritrea, and the government professes to respect religious freedom, but hundreds of members of minority Christian churches have been arbitrarily detained and ill-treated during 2003.

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• n on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, all of which contain provisions for, amongst other things, the right to freedom of religion.

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• for the situation where up to 1800 Christians have been unjustly imprisoned. Where a prisoner is detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of religion, which is guaranteed in the Eritrean Constitution, I request that they be released unconditionally. In the interim, may I urge you to ensure that that all such prisoners are given access to their families, legal advic

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• ts in the states o violations committed by the Eritrean government against its citizens. The State Departmen other states in the world to be worst violators of religious freedom. Eritrea was put in that stayed there. And because of its negative record in the field of religious freedoms, the US Eritrean government. A number of American congressmen wrote a letter to the Secretary of State Condole

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• In a report released December 18, the U.S. State Department cited a mounting number of religious freedom abuses documented in Eritrea during 2003. Although flatly rejecting the report, spokesman Yemane Gebremeskel from the president’s office told Reuters news agency that only four religious groups had existed historically in Eritrea.

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• he G-15. On the same day, 18 September 2001, Afwerki banned private newspapers and jailed eleven journalists, who remain in undisclosed locations. In addition, religious freedom in Eritrea is also curtailed, with the government allowing the practice of only four religions: the Eritrean Orthodox Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea, the Roman Catholic Church and Islam.

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• ry nature of Christianity to be able to share your faith. If there are restrictions on the ability to share one's faith, then one cannot say that you have true religious freedom."

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• The law and unimplemented constitution provide for freedom of religion; however, the government restricted this right in practice. Only the four religious groups whose registrations had been approved by the government were allowed to meet legally during the year. These were: Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Catholics, and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea, an umbrella group of sev

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• concern due to their lack of progress in addressing the human rights violations. The report found both the situation with arbitrary arrests and restrictions to religious freedom worrying.

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• Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (COIE), which the council established to investigate human rights violations in Eritrea. The COIE urged Eritrea to “respect freedom of religion or belief” and to “put an end to the practice of arbitrary arrest and detention of individuals based on their religious beliefs, in particular followers of specific religious groups, such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, . . . an

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• er the past two years by the U.S. State Department, Amnesty International and several European governments, Eritrea categorically denies that any violations of religious freedom are taking place within the country.

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• first covers public freedoms and civil rights .This part includes discussions of freedom of political activities, civil rights, independence of the judiciary, religious freedom and press freedom. The second part covers kidnapping and killing. The third part covers arbitrary detention and situations of prisons. The forth discusses national military service. The fifth part covers the situation of r

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• Racho, said, “Imprisoning citizens for holding a prayer meeting is not only deplorable but also against the basic rights of citizens to peacefully enjoy their religious freedom. “We urge Eritrea to immediately release Christians who have been imprisoned for practicing their faith. We urge Christians throughout the world to pray for their Eritrean brothers and sisters and help them in this diffi

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• s Witnesses. There was a very small Jewish population; there were no reports of anti-Semitic acts. For a more detailed discussion, see the 2008 International Religious Freedom Report atwww.state.gov/g/drl/irf/rpt. d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection or Refugees, and Stateless Persons The law and unimplemented constitution provide for freedom of movement, foreign tr

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• Respect for religious freedom continued to deteriorate during the period covered by this report. The Government harassed, arrested, and detained members of non-sanctioned Protestant religious groups locally referred to collectively as "Pentes," reform movements from and within the Coptic Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, and adherents of the Baha'i Faith. There were also numerous reports of forced reca

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• ers of evangelical churches in Eritrea.276 In 2006 the US State Department redesignated Eritrea a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ under the International Religious Freedom Act for particularly severe violations of religious freedom (USSD 2008b). In 2008, the US State Department observed that the situation for the freedom of religion and belief had further deteriorated, and listed Eritrea –

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• In the petition they express "grave concern at the restriction of religious freedom imposed on Christians in Eritrea and in particular the harassment, detention and physical abuse in custody of Christians not belonging to the Orthodox, Catholic or Lutheran churches."

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• o said that government officials had summoned internet service providers and warned them not to allow customers to access such websites.245 Restrictions on religious freedom In 2002, in a widely documented crackdown, the Eritrean government banned unregistered religious activity, essentially making it illegal for anyone to practice worship of any but four recognized faiths (Catholic, Luther

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• th in a modern style which drew thousands of young followers to Sunday school and bible classes at their Church. Although the Eritrean Constitution guarantees religious freedom the government has severely curtailed religious expression in Eritrea since 2002. It only recognises Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran Christian churches and Islamic institutions, although official recognition does not preve

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• One thing in particular has kept me astonished: the level of religious freedom and tolerance by the Government of Sudan towards minority Christian denominations. This is in contrary to what the government in Eritrea is doing. Sometimes it is hard to digest the fact that, while a secular state like Eritrea utterly denies religious freedom for its own citizens, yet a profoundly Muslim community embr

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• ly restricted freedom of speech and press, including the rights of the religious media. There were limits on freedom of assembly. The Government restricted the freedom of religion. The Government restricted freedom of movement. Violence and societal discrimination against women continued to be problems, and female genital mutilation (FGM) remained widespread despite government efforts to discourag

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• ment. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Religious persecution against members of minority Christian churches continues intensively in Eritrea, even though the right to freedom of religion is guaranteed in the country's Constitution. On 24 June, 50 girls and 30 boys attending the Asmara Comprehensive School end-of-year party in a public park were arrested. They were all released without charge after a w

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• inent with regard to its overall human rights record, and even ranks significantly amongst offending countries worldwide. It is also the second worst abuser of religious freedom on the African continent.

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• The government prohibits the formation of private associations not under its leadership and control, including labor unions and self-help organizations. Freedom of Religion Since 2002 it is unlawful to practice any religion except the four official faiths: Eritrean Orthodox, Islam, Catholic, and Lutheran. Despite government statements that other religious groups could apply for registrat

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• me). There were wonderful papers and proposals presented by various speakers. From the predatory nature of the current Eritrean leadership to the situation of religious freedom in Eritrea, the symposium was full of rich and diversified speakers and ideas. It is heartening to see Eritrean intellectuals of all walks of life and political affiliations sitting together and discussing amicably (a rari

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• E) was granted registration during the Ethiopian war but its work focused on Ethiopia's abuses against Eritreans. In 1994 the government enacted a law allowing religious freedom but barring religious groups from engaging in political activities. It stripped the Jehovah's Witnesses (Watchtower) Christian sect of civil and political rights because its members in Eritrea refused compulsory national s

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• dan since independence, provided a premise for forced conscription and a strict security regime. Such control of the population extended to restrictions on freedom of religion, movement, association, freedom of the press and media alongside many other constraints. In line with this, the state escalated "I was arrested the first time in 2003, when I gathered with some other young people

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• on in Asmara and is at risk of torture. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his right to freedom of religion.

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• Designated by the U.S. State Department as one of the worst violators of religious freedom in the world, the Eritrean government flatly denies the allegations.

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• g pattern began shortly after September 15, when the U.S. State Department for the first time named Eritrea as a “country of particular concern” for its severe religious freedom violations.

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• In its 2006 religious freedom report, the U.S. State Department for the third year in a row named Eritrea a “Country of Particular Concern,” designating it one of the worst violators of religious freedom in the world.

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• The basic and fundamental God given human rights, like the freedom of opinion and expression , peaceful assembly and association, religious freedom, freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, freedom of mobility, the freedom to freely elect and change their government are unheard of. To ask for the respect of these human rights and civil liberties would be to commit suicide. Freedom of speech is

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• urn. They displayed scars from beatings and electric shocks. One escapee reported that several prisoners in his group of returnees died from their beatings. Freedom of Religion Since 2002, the government has jailed and physically abused citizens for practicing religions other than the four government-controlled or recognized religions—Sunni Islam, Ethiopian Orthodox, Catholicism, and Lutherani

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• Target Christian Schools in Kerala India: Hindu Extremists Assault New Christian Leader Turkey: Lawyers Demand Removal of Malatya Judges Indonesia: Religious Freedom Still Elusive in West Java Thursday February 21, 2008 ERITREA: CHRISTIANS ARRESTED FROM HOUSE CHURCH RELEASED Another 10 Protestants jailed for five years also freed; Muslim leader dies in prison. LOS ANGELES, Februa

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• n against unregistered house churches, thereby earning Eritrea a slot on the U.S. State Department's list of Countries of Concern as one the worst violators of religious freedom.

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• ). Nongovernmental public gatherings of over seven persons are prohibited. Critical questions at government-convened meetings constitute grounds for arrest. Freedom of Religion In 2002 the Eritrean government banned religious activities, except those organized by four registered religious organizations: Sunni Islam, the Eritrean Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Evangelical (

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• Even prior to Mr Abrehe’s arrest there were signs nothing had changed, particularly with regard to freedom of religion or belief. Reports of 400 Christians being released soon after the thaw began in earnest proved false. In reality, 35 individuals were released who had signed a requisite undertaking to abandon their denominations around four years earlier, but who were only freed at that time.

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• . It also prohibited the formation of any associations or private organizations (see section 3). c. Freedom of Religion For a complete description of the religious freedom, please see the 2010 International Religious Freedom Report at www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/rpt. d. Freedom of Movement, Internally Displaced Persons, Protection of Refugees, and Stateless Persons The law and unimplem

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• he right to privacy. The Government severely restricted freedom of speech and press, and limited freedom of assembly and association. The Government restricted freedom of religion for non-sanctioned religious groups and restricted freedom of movement. Human rights groups were not allowed to operate in the country. Violence and societal discrimination against women continued to be problems, and fem

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• el of corruption). [16] Return to contents Go to sources 18. FREEDOM OF RELIGION OVERVIEW 18.01 The United Stat es State Department 2010 International Religious Freedom Report on Eritrea, covering the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010, published on 17 November 2010, stated that: “The 1997 constitution, and the former constitution implemented in 1952 both provide for religious freedom

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• Constitution which provides the freedom to practice any religion, though in practice, this provision has yet to be implemented (United States International Religious Freedom report for 2005 - USIRF report for 2005) [1b](p2). In May 2002, all unregistered religious groups were required to cease operation until they had been granted registration by the Government (USIRF report for 2005) [1b]

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• oundation; Founder, Celtel International Igor Ivanov Former Foreign Affairs Minister of the Russian Federation Asma Jahangir UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or Belief; Chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Wim Kok Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Ricardo Lagos Former President of Chile Joanne Leedom-Ackerman Former International Secretary of Intern

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• Respect for religious freedom continued to deteriorate during the period covered by this report. The Government harassed, arrested, and detained members of non-sanctioned Protestant religious groups locally referred to collectively as "Pentes," reform movements from and within the Coptic Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, and adherents of the Baha'i Faith. There were also numerous reports of forced rec

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• filtering out of the country. There are no domestic human rights groups; and no international human rights organizations are allowed to operate in Eritrea. Freedom of Religion The government closed all religious institutions in May 2002 except those affiliated with the Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Eritrean Evangelical (Lutheran) churches and with traditional Islam. Although the gove

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• f significant evangelical renewal (and people making a more democratic choice). The Eritrean government denies there is any religious repression, boasting full religious freedom with tight national security. These four years of repression, violence and injustice have also been four years of drought. Today, around 60 percent of Eritreans rely on food aid. UNICEF reports that more than 40 percent

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• Designated by the U.S. State Department as one of the worst violators of religious freedom in the world, the Eritrean government flatly denies the allegations.

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• r six.143 In 2006 the United States Department of State designated Eritrea as a “Country of Particular Concern” because of Eritrea’s multiple violations of religious freedom.144 139 Foreign diplomat notes of interviews in Asmara, 2003, on file; Human Rights Watch, Service for Life, pp. 60-61. 140 UN Human Rights Council, Report of t

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• the first time), Burma, China, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan. The list was announced as the State Department made public its 2004 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Pray for these Christians and the many others presently in prison for their faith in Eritrea. Pray that the Eritrean government will listen to the concerns of the international community and recognize the importance of re

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• The harsh treatment of Christians hasn't escaped notice. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has designated Eritrea as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for several years. Systematic and ongoing religious freedom violations continue. The report says these violations include: torture or other ill-treatment of thousands of religious prisoners; arbitrary arrests and detentions

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• re considered practically unsolvable. Referred to as Article 2 and Article 3 per their placement in the EDA charter, they dealt with the matter of autonomy and religious freedom. When the EDA was dominated by groups and individuals who had an expansive view of the two issues, then, naturally, the charter reflected the membership and it stated that Eritreans should have:

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• CBNNews.com - While most Christians worldwide enjoy religious freedom, that's certainly not the case everywhere.

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• st week of October. (See related article below) On September 23, Eritrea became the first nation ever sanctioned by the U.S. State Department under the 1998 Religious Freedom Act for failure to address severe violations of religious freedom. Accusing the United States of “orchestrating a game of ‘religious politics,’” the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed in an October 5 statemen

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• ranks 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 Fessahaye Joshua Yohannes, co-edit

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• light on the plight of prisoners in Eritrea. It’s unconscionable for Eritrea to mistreat its own citizens in such horrible ways for peacefully exercising their religious freedom. We urge Eritrea to end such inhumane acts,” said Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa.

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• CSW is a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all.

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• anned Christian groups “are maybe held for five hours and then let off with a warning.” He also accused human rights groups criticizing Eritrea’s violations of religious freedom of getting their information off the Internet and giving “arbitrary figures.”

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• E) was granted registration during the Ethiopian war but its work focused on Ethiopia’s abuses against Eritreans. In 1994 the government enacted a law allowing religious freedom but barring religious groups from engaging in political activities. It stripped the Jehovah’s Witnesses (Watchtower) Christian sect of civil and political rights because its members in Eritrea refused compulsory national s

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• Christian services. It has already been 11 months since her arrest. UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a human rights organisation specialising in religious freedom and working on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs, is now leading a huge outcry against the state of religious freedom in Eritrea. Printable Version Email this to your friend Read Later Send review TOP

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• Amnesty International urges to the Government of Eritrea to respect its Constitution and its obligations under international law to respect freedom of religion and freedom against arbitrary and incommunicado detention, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners.

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• untry due to their “allegiance to God before the state” and are being openly persecuted, according to the Annual Report 2011 of the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in Eritrea. Still, every day brave Eritrean Christians risk their lives by refusing to surrender their faith. Ruta* is a business analyst from Eritrea who has now settled in the UK. When she meets someone fr

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• -written letters are an especially important way of influencing government. Please write to President Isaias Afewerki asking him and his government tof respect religious freedom for all in Eritrea, and to release all who are being detained because of their religious beliefs. VERY IMPORTANT: Please do not mention The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) or the names of individual prisoners in your letter.

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• The opposition of Ibrahim Sultan and other Eritrean Muslims of the lowlands was based on the fact that Ethiopian Muslims did not have religious freedom, and hence it would be disadvantageous for Eritrea to be united with Ethiopia, i.e. the fear of Christian domination. Ibrahim Sultans motivation was primarily based on fear that Eritrean Muslims would lose the religious freedom which they were enjo

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• 08. Ms. Frazier is US Asst Secretary of State and Mr Krilla is Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy and Human Rights and the Office of International Religious Freedom.

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• e. Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses is particularly pronounced given their refusal to vote in the independence referendum,” says the 2008 edition of the book Religious Freedom in the World, edited by Paul Marshall and published by the Hudson Institute, a Washington think tank that reports on human rights violations around the globe.

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• interference with freedom of religion for religious groups not approved by the government

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• Systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations continue in Eritrea. These violations include: arbitrary arrests and detentions without charge of members of unregistered religious groups; torture or other ill-treatment of religious prisoners, sometimes resulting in death; aprolonged ban on public religious activities by all unrecognized religious groups; closure by the authorities

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