ELL Eritrean Lowland League

Israel presented a stark choice before the 40,000 asylum seekers living in Tel Aviv: return to Africa or face prison. So far, they’re not leaving Two weeks ago, almost all Jews in Israel celebrated the first day of Passover by reading and singing the Hagada, the centuries-old text which tells …

KIGALI, April 2 (Xinhua) — The Israeli government approached Rwanda on the issue of pending deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to the country, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday. Kagame was responding to media reports that indicated the Israeli Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein on Wednesday approved the deportation of …

Europe must do more to help the victims of ‘virulent human rights abuses’ in ‘Africa’s North Korea’, says Barbara Lochbihler. Written by Barbara Lochbihler The human rights situation in Eritrea is dire. The participants of a recent meeting of parliament’s subcommittee on human rights stressed that there are basically no …

Eritrean government accused of failing to cooperate with UN inquiry as abuses including detention and enforced military service are highlighted Eritreans in Washington call for human rights to be upheld in their homeland. Photograph: B Christophe/Alamy The Eritrean government has been linked with “ruthless repression” and systemic human rights violations, …

Eritrea is one of the most repressive states in the world and the refugee camps offer little freedom or safety, but enslavement and abuse instead. Television journalist Temesghen Debesai had waited years for an opportunity to make his escape from Eritrea, so when the country’s ministry of information sent him …

  Nations panel investigating Eritrea says it has found “very clear patterns” of human rights violations and a total absence of the rule of law in the country. The chairman of the U.N. commission of inquiry addressed the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Mike Smith said under …

UN human rights expert meets with Eritrean refugees and migrants in Belgium GENEVA (9 March 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today started an official visit to Belgium (9-11 March) to collect first-hand information from Eritrean refugees and migrants …

GENEVA, 21 February 2015 / PRN Africa / — Eritrea’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday 26 February in meetings that will be webcast live. Eritrea is one of the 188 States parties to the …

By Natalie Smith For Main Line Suburban Life The Eritrean Exodus follows the path of the refugees from Eritrea to Israel. This is one of the villages in Ethiopia the refugees typically pass through. (Photo courtesy Chris Cotter) It started because Chris Cotter knew he had to be more than …

For “Adam”, a 31-year-old asylum seeker in Israel who fled Eritrea after being incarcerated and tortured for leaving military service without permission, life has been filled with uncertainty almost as long as he can remember. While crossing the Sinai Desert, Adam was taken for ransom by Bedouin smugglers; he suffered …