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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 …

  munkhafadat.info A big number of Eritrean refugees in Egypt has held a stance of support, for the report of the Commission of inquiry of the United Nations Human Rights Council, on Sunday 26 June 2016 . The refugees gathered in front of the UHNCR office, in the 6 October …

Sky News One of the world’s most wanted people smugglers has been arrested in Sudan, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed. Mered Medhanie, known as “The General”, is believed to be the mastermind behind a major criminal organisation responsible for smuggling thousands of migrants from the Middle East …

Violence breaks out as thousands of illegal immigrants gather in Tel Aviv Convention Center to celebrate Eritrean independence. – By David Rosenberg Violence broke out as thousands of illegal immigrants from Eritrean gathered on Friday at the Tel Aviv Convention Center to celebrate 25 years since their country gained independence. …

    Cairo-Egypt (munkhafadat.info) Eritrean community members residing in the Egyptian capital Cairo attended an evening of solidarity with the Eritrean detainees and disappeared citizens on April 14, 2016. It  was part of the global campaign of solidarity  which is carried out by  the Eritrean diasporas in different parts of the world …

In today’s French press, Eritrea, Africa’s forgotten emergency is revisited as thousands flee the totalitarian regime in Asmara to Europe.  La Croix At least 5,000 Eritreans flee the country in a permanent state of war every month some crossing over to Ethiopia while others have had to travel across the …

Statement by Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea at the 31th session of the Human Rights Council Agenda item 4 14 March 2016 Geneva Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to brief you in my capacity as the …