Eritrea: Refugees, Child Soldiers and European Policy

The European Parliamentary Hearing entitled Eritrea: Refugees, Child Soldiers and European Policy, was hosted by Judith Sargentini MEP and Ana Gomes MEP on 29 November 2010. The hearing brought together many experts on Eritrea from human rights activism, journalism, research in two panels: Eritrean refugees and diaspora – EU policy and EU policy towards Eritrea and the Horn, in view of issues of political prisoners and child soldiers and UN SCR 1907. The hearing was enriched by testimonies of Eritrean refugees relayed by participants, demonstrating the severity of the hardships and abuses facing Eritreans. Pleas for urgent action by the EU were presented by all the speakers and recommendations made.

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