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By CPJ:Committee To Protect Journalists -
Mar 03, 2005
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By US Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor -
Mar 02, 2005
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The Government's human rights record remained poor, and it continued to commit serious abuses. Citizens did not have the ability to change their government. Security forces were responsible for unlawful killings; however, there were no new reports of disappearances. There were numerous reports that security forces resorted to torture and physical beatings of prisoners, particularly during interrogations, and security forces severely mistreated army deserters and draft evaders. The Government generally did not permit prison visits by local or international groups, except the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Arbitrary arrests and detentions continued to be problems; an unknown number of persons were detained without charge because of political opinion. The use of a special court system limited due process.... |
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By Freedom House -
Feb 25, 2005
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Freedom House issues an annual report on comparative measures of freedom in the world. In ranking nations, Freedom House uses two categories--political rights and civil liberties--enjoyed by the citizens of the nation. The scale is 1 to 7, with 1 signifying free and 7 not free. The three possible rankings are: Free, partly free or not free. For the fifth consecutive year, Eritrea is ranked as not-free. |
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By CPJ:Committee To Protect Journalists -
Feb 03, 2005
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For the sixth consecutive year, China was the leading jailer of journalists, with 42 imprisoned at year's end. Cuba ranked second with 23 reporters, writers and editors behind bars, the grim legacy of the country's massive March 2003 crackdown on dissidents and the independent press. Eritrea was the leading jailer of journalists in Africa with 17 in prison, many of whom were being held incommunicado in secret jails, according to CPJ research. |
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By EHRAG -
Jan 11, 2005
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Sixty eight (68) members of the United States Congress petition on behalf of Aster Yohannes, mother of four children and wife of former Foreign Minister (now jailed)Petros Solomon. Despite assurances she was given by Girma Asmerom, Eritrea's ambassador to the US, that she has nothing to fear and should return to Eritrea from the US, she was arrested at Asmara Airport upon arrival, For background information, see the Friends of Aster website at http://www.friendsofaster.org/who.html. For information about the arrest, read http://www.awate.com/artman/publish/article_2788.shtml |
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