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UN expert raises concern about the deterioration of human rights in Eritrea
A UN expert on Friday warned that the human rights landscape in Eritrea is continuing to deteriorate, as concerns grow regarding the ongoing use of enforced disappearances, indefinite military conscription, torture, and the government’s refusal to cooperate with international organizations to address these issues.
In outlining the gravity of the human rights issues in the country, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, stated:
Regrettably, the core human rights issues that prompted the creation of this mandate 14 years ago remain mostly unresolved… The ongoing systematic, widespread, and enforced disappearance and prolonged incommunicado detention without charge or trial, torture, and the persecution of political opponents, journalists, and members of religious communities remain central features of governance in Eritrea. READMORE
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