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UN rights expert urges increased scrutiny in Eritrea
May 16, 2013 by G. Redd
A UN special reporter said Tuesday that the current situation in Eritrea warrants close scrutiny from the international community. Sheila Keetharuth made the statement based on her findings during a 10-day mission to obtain knowledge from refugees in Ethiopia and Djibouti. The total number of.... [more]
HRW: Eritrea mine investors risk complicity in human rights violations
January 15, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
Investing in Eritrea's mines without assurance of fair labor practices could lead to allegations of complicity in human rights violations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Tuesday. The 29-page report, titled "Hear No Evil: Forced Labor and Corporate Responsibility in Eritrea's Mining Sector,".... [more]
Eritrea failing to address human rights violations: UN rights chief
June 18, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned Eritrea for its failure to address the human rights violations in the country. In her opening statement to the 20th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council, she expressed her concern for the people in Eritrea who are.... [more]
International arbitration awarded Ethiopia-Eritrea border war damages [this day at law]
August 17, 2011 by Dwyer Arce
On August 17, 2009, the specially-established Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission awarded damages "resulting from violations of international law" that occurred during the nations' 1998-2000 border war. The five-person panel established under the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague awarded.... [more]
International arbitration commission splits Ethiopia-Eritrea border war damages
August 18, 2009 by Abigail Salisbury
The specially-established Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission on Monday awarded damages resulting from violations of international law that occurred during the nations' 1998-2000 border war. The five-person panel established under the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague awarde....... [more]
US human trafficking report adds 6 countries to worst offenders list
June 17, 2009 by Devin Montgomery
The US State Department (DOS) on Tuesday added Chad, Eritrea, Malaysia, Niger, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe to its list of countries with the worst human trafficking records in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009. The countries join Burma, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, Kuwait, Mauritania, Niger, North Korea,.... [more]
Human trafficking report 2009 [US DOS] [document]
June 16, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Trafficking in Persons Report 2009, US Department of State, June 16, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Trafficking of Humans Report 2009....... [more]
Somalia at the Crossroads: Options for the World Community [op-ed]
June 8, 2009 by JURIST Staff
JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of Oxford Brookes University School of Social Sciences and Law says that the UN and the world's powers must act to help stabilize Somalia, too long plagued by clan infighting, lawlessness, regional conflict involving Ethiopia and Eritrea, and now maritime pir....... [more]
US religious freedom report adds Iraq, Nigeria to countries of particular concern
May 5, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report on worldwide religious freedoms, elevating Iraq and Nigeria to its list of countries of particular concern (CPC) and adding six new countries to its watch list. The other CPC are Burm....... [more]
asylum case shows danger of broad application of persecutor bar [comment]
March 14, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Angela Wu: The Supreme Court recently overturned Board of Immigration Appeals and Fifth Circuit rulings in Negusie v. Holder and found that victims of persecution who are forced to participate in persecution may be entitled to asylum. Petitioner Daniel Girmai Negusie is an Eritrean-Ethiopian....... [more]
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