Amnesty International speaks out against Eritrea’s Dutch offensive by Martin Plaut The Dutch Amnesty International website recently published an article on intimidation and the use of legal action being taken by supporters of the Eritrean regime towards critics in the Netherlands. The critics that are targeted state that this has not …

Police in Switzerland have detained about 60 migrants found aboard a train heading in from Milan, Italy. The discovery of the migrants in southern Switzerland on Tuesday is reportedly the largest ever bust that Swiss border authorities have made on a train. The migrants, many of whom are Eritrean men, …

ADDIS ABABA (HAN) July 13.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.Four countries are most at risk from a Zika outbreak as a result of travel related to the Rio Olympics and Paralympic Games, a U.S. health agency said on Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified Chad, …

Martin Plaut This is the official report by the U.S. State Department – and it is damning. It registers the complicity of the Eritrean government in trafficking and its failure to prosecute those involved in these human rights abuses. Martin 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report – Eritrea Publisher United States …

Martin Plaut Votes were held in the Dutch Parliament today following last week’s debate on Eritrea. Below are unofficial summaries of the resolutions adopted. Martin English summary of motions adopted and proposers Azmani and Sjoerdsma Given the evidence that the Eritrean embassy has an important role in the collection of …

Martin Plaut / This draft is due to be discussed later today or tomorrow by the UN Human Rights Council. Importantly it: “Requests the General Assembly to submit the report and the oral updates of the commission of inquiry to the Security Council for its consideration and appropriate action, including …