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GENEVA – There are no signs of meaningful improvement in Eritrea’s human rights situation as systematic and widespread violations continue with impunity, a UN expert said. “There remain reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity continue in Eritrea,” said Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, presenting his final report to […]

Excellencies,  Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 62nd session (15 June-10 July 2026), we, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, write to urge your delegation to support the development and adoption of a strong resolution that extends the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.  Beyond spelling out and condemning the ongoing […]

The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 59/1, inwhich the Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of humanrights in Eritrea for one year and requested the mandate holder to present a report to theCouncil at its sixty-second session.The report outlines the human rights situation in Eritrea, […]

CSW welcomes the passing of a resolution on 6 July renewing the mandate of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC). The renewal came amid the passage of important resolutions on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, and […]

The EU thanks the Special Rapporteur for his efforts in support of human rights in Eritrea over the past six years. We reiterate our full support for the mandate, which remains essential to ensure independent monitoring, documentation and public reporting on the human rights situation in Eritrea. We regret the lack of cooperation by Eritrea […]

DPurpose: To inform the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea to the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council. Background The Human Rights Council most recently renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea through resolution 59/1, on 8 July 2025, for […]

April 2026Background

Despite the ongoing conflict that began in April 2023,Sudancontinues to host a substantial number of refugees, totaling859,550 as of January 2026, Eritrean refugees represent (16%) ofthis total population.The conflict has also led to internal displacement, with 272,913refugees self-relocating within Sudan, primarily moving fromKhartoum to other states. In terms of living conditions of theEritrean refugees, 84% […]

The Eritrean government maintained an iron grip on its population at home and abroad. It continued to repress the population’s rights, including freedom of opinion, religion, and expression, and forced much of its adult population into indefinite military/national service. Tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia escalated, notably over Ethiopia’s ongoing quest for access to the sea. […]

Eritrean refugees currently number over 679,000 globally, driven out by indefinite military conscription and severe state repression. Many face dire conditions in neighboring nations, with thousands arriving in Ethiopia monthly, while thousands more attempt perilous trans-Mediterranean journeys. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Key Host Countries and Regional Crises Global Protection and Asylum Updates