UN Investigators: 'No Rule of Law' in Eritrea

A United Nations panel investigating Eritrea says it has found "very clear patterns" of human rights violations and a total absence of the rule of law in the country. The chairman of the U.N. commission of inquiry addressed the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. Mike Smith said under the Eritrean government's rules, national service is universal and indefinite and that "most Eritreans have no hope for their future." He said the only thing most...

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