Eritrea

An aerial view of flooding in and around Jowhar town, Somalia, in November 2013. AU-UN IST Photo/Tobin Jones

East Africa braces for worsening El Niño conditions

6 November 2015
General News

The number of people who do not have enough to eat in East Africa could rise by more than 80 per cent in the coming months due to weather variations brought on by the climatic event known as El Niño.

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‘Very significant number’ of Eritreans joining exodus to Europe – UN Assembly told

29 October 2015
“A very significant number” of Eritreans are fleeing a country “that is not in a situation of conflict or unrest” to seek a life free from fear, the head of a UN-appointed commission of inquiry on human rights in the east African nation told the UN General Assembly today.
Conflict in South Sudan displaced many people, including foreigners. This file photo shows internally displaced persons in Unity State.
UNHCR

South Sudan: Protection site for foreigners closes

7 September 2015
General News

A deadline has passed for more than 200 foreigners to leave a UN-run protection facility in the capital of South Sudan.

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Thousands of civilians fleeing ‘rule of fear’ in Eritrea, say UN experts, warning of gross rights abuses

24 June 2015
A United Nations-appointed commission of inquiry today warned that the dire situation in Eritrea can no longer be ignored and called on the UN Human Rights Council to maintain close scrutiny on violations committed in the Horn of Africa nation that may constitute crimes against humanity.
Investigator Mike Smith said people could be taken from their homes and detained without knowing why or by whom.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Eritrea investigator calls for International Court probe

24 June 2015
General News

The Eritrean government faced renewed pressure over allegations of crimes against humanity on Wednesday, as UN investigators repeated their call for an international criminal probe into abuses.

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Eritrean woman.
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Eritrea “ruled not by law, but by fear”

8 June 2015
General News

The people of Eritrea are living in a country ruled not by law but by fear, according to a UN report released on Monday.

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UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

New UN report details litany of human rights violations, ‘rule by fear’ in Eritrea

8 June 2015
Amid “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations,” the human rights situation in Eritrea has degenerated into a climate of fear in which dissent is stifled and large swathes of the population are subjected to forced labour and imprisonment, a new United Nations report has found.
Refugees on the Greek island of Kos. Photo UNHCR/S.Baltagiannis

Refugee influx risks overwhelming Greek isles

5 June 2015
General News

Greece is struggling to cope with a huge influx of desperate refugees who’ve been arriving by sea from Turkey at a rate of 600 per day, the UN said Friday.

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Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein wants the EU to accept that it needs migrant workers.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

"Horrified" UN rights chief calls for EU action on migrants

20 April 2015
General News

Reaction has been swift from the UN’s human rights chief following the deaths of 700 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean at the weekend.

In a statement on Monday UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Eritrea: UN-mandated inquiry finds ‘very clear patterns’ of human rights abuses

16 March 2015
A four-month United Nations investigation into the human rights situation in Eritrea has found “very clear patterns” of violations and abuses, according to a report delivered today at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.