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Eritrea is one of the biggest refugee producing countries in the world. During the European summer in 2015, headlines, political summits and activism abounded over the refugee crisis. The largest groups among those risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean were Syrians and Afghans, fleeing from armed conflict and abuses by non-state actors including the […]

Bilal Hashem last heard from his friend, a fellow Eritrean, on April 19 in Kassala, a city in eastern Sudan near the Eritrean border. He was fleeing Sudan’s war-torn capital, Khartoum, to a refugee camp and to access aid from the United Nations. Then Hashem received an anxious call from his friend. “He said, ‘They […]

The Ethiopian Government and its people have a longstanding reputation for hosting and protecting refugees. The government is working hard to ensure that refugees contribute to peace and prosperity in the Horn of Africa and the world at large upon their return to their countries of origin and to the world they live in. Currently, […]

Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. They have fled some of the worst human rights conditions in the world, including widespread persecution and forced military conscription. Eritrea is a highly authoritarian country. Those who speak out, or are even […]

Satellite image collected after the destruction of Hitsats refugee camp, in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region offers a snapshot of the extensive damage to humanitarian infrastructure. Satellite image from January 27, 2021. © Maxar Technologies. Source: Google Earth. Analysis and graphic © Human Rights Watch. (Nairobi) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other […]

What is no good in Eritrea?”  I ask Eferm.  “I know that everyone has to go to the army.”  He counts on his fingers: “No work, no food, army, bad government.” Bad may be a misnomer.  Eritrea has a totalitarian government that has been in place for 25 years.  There are no elections, no constitution, and […]

More than 10% of the population of Eritrea — over 492,000 — now live as refugees due to social and political instability and violence. It’s hard to gauge humanitarian need within the small East African country — Eritrea remains one of the countries that Concern struggles to get complete data on for our annual Global […]

Eritrea refugee statistics for 2021 was 121.00, a 39.8% decline from 2020. Eritrea refugee statistics for 2020 was 201.00, a 1.01% increase from 2019. Eritrea refugee statistics for 2019 was 199.00, a 91.16% decline from 2018. Eritrea refugee statistics for 2018 was 2,252.00, a 5.85% decline from 2017. readmore

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The report, I Wanted to Lie Down and Die: Trafficking and Torture of Eritreans in Sudan and Egypt, details harrowing testimonies from dozens of refugees who told HRW that Sudanese and Egyptian security officers often facilitated their abuse rather than arresting the traffickers. Eritrean refugees are routinely brutalised by their captors, mutilation, burning, beatings and sexual […]