News Highlights Horn: UN aircraft forced to turn back, Military coup in Sudan, Facebook knew of hate speech problems in Ethiopia
26 Oct 2021

News Highlights Horn: UN aircraft forced to turn back, Military coup in Sudan, Facebook knew of hate speech problems in Ethiopia

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In this week news highlights on the situation in the Horn of Africa: United Nations aircraft forced to turn around due to airstrike; Military coup in Sudan and state of emergency declared; Humanitarian situation worsens; Severe fuel shortages in Tigray; Clashes near Dessie; Facebook documents show the company knew about hate speech problems in Ethiopia; UN investigation to be published on Monday; Ethiopian Air campaign continues; US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution.

Freedom – Nothing of the Sort
28 Oct 2016

Freedom – Nothing of the Sort

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Eritreans in Germany:

The tentacles of the Eritrean Regime are long enough to still reach into Germany. Those who are living there are still being held hostage. Let us glimpse into this parallel world.

This is a translation of the article “Eritreer in Deutschland. Von wegen Freiheit” published in Frankfurter Allgemeine, on 12th May 2016. Original text by Morten Freidel.

A Call for Justice – Petitions to the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council to stop Impunity in Eritrea
21 Oct 2016

A Call for Justice – Petitions to the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council to stop Impunity in Eritrea

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The situation in Eritrea is severe and reports show that crimes against humanity are committed in Eritrea on a daily basis. The fact that the people in Eritrea are forced into military service for an indefinite time and face slave labour in their country causes an ever-growing number of Eritreans to flee and to risk their lives on their way to Europe. These crimes against humanity have recently been confirmed and reported by UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea. Two ongoing petitions call attention in order to gain support for the condemnation of human rights violations in Eritrea.