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Sustained by Francis Fukuyama’s triumphalist ‘end of history’ thesis, the model of the liberal democratic nation-state dominates much of the discussion about political and economic development in post-conflict environments. The so-called ‘triple transition’ — signifying moves to nationalise political and social space, democratise political systems, and ‘marketise’ economic policies  READMORE

This paper looks at „space‟ for women in the context of transitional justice in post-conflictcountries. It connects lack of „symbolic‟ spaces for dealing with violence against women intransitional justice mechanisms with the subsequent failure to deliver „physical‟ spaces forwomen‟s reintegration into communities. It also considers how women could benefit morefrom transitional justice.In times of conflict, […]

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE:FRAMING A MODEL FOR ERITREA Since its independence in 1991, Eritrea has seen egregious violations of human rights andhumanitarian law. This study examines the perpetration of international crimes in Eritreabetween 24 May 1991 and 30 May 2008. A factual and legal analysis of the majorincidents and events that took place during the above period […]

As of June 30, 2024, Uganda had 11,520 Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers. This was part of the total of 1,702,278 refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda at that time.  Uganda is home to some of the largest refugee populations in the world. The majority of refugees in Uganda come from South Sudan (55%), the Democratic Republic of the […]

Uganda’s refugee population is projected to hit 2 million by the end of 2024, with declining funding presenting new challenges to the country’s ability to maintain its open-door refugee policy. with over 17,000 refugees having lived in Uganda for more than 10years . The majority still being the Congolese, South Sudanese, Rwandese, Somalis, Eritreans, and […]

By the end of April 2023, Uganda was hosting 1,673,716 refugees and asylum seekers. New arrivals continue to enter the country from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan and South Sudan. Since the beginning of the year, Uganda has received 48,707 refugees from Sudan (18,682), South Sudan (9,927), Eritrea (8,960), DRC (9,005) and […]

OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Over the last decade, Ethiopia has witnessed significant influxes of refugees from neighboring countries, primarily Somalia, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Sudan. As of the end of March 2024, the country hosts 1,059,232 refugees. The refugee population in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, stands at 77,653. Eritrean refugees make up approximately 92 % […]

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called for enhanced protection measures for Eritrean asylum-seekers arriving in Ethiopia. “The Eritrean asylum-seekers have entered into Ethiopia through its northern regions of Afar and Tigray, seeking international protection and basic assistance,” the UN Refugee Agency said in a statement released on […]

Thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese refugees are demanding to be relocated from unsafe camps in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Amhara region, where they say they lack basic services and are subject to almost daily attacks from local militiamen and armed bandits. Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-most populous region, has since August 2023 been gripped by a full-blown rebellion, pitting a loosely […]

نوع الوثيقة: Situation Reports / Updates اللغة: English This month, UNHCR called for the need to protect Eritrean asylum seekers in Ethiopia. In a press release shared in November, we warned of the steady influx of asylum seekers from Eritrea arriving in Ethiopia through the northern regions of Afar and Tigray, seeking international protection and […]