Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Eritrea set to win seat on UN ‘s top human rights body, despite abuses

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Above: President Isaias Afwerki, dictator of Eritrea since 1993 Eritrea’s bid for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body should be rejected, as it fails to meet the basic membership criteria. The election of 18 new countries to the Human Rights Council will be held at the UN in New York tomorrow, October 12, 2018. See our full report on all candidates, and press release. Eritrea’s Human Rights Record Eritrea commits serious human rights violations, including: Arbitrary executions Enforced disappearances and incommunicado detention Torture, and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment Harsh…

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