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UN Human Rights Experts Demand Release of Arbitrarily Detained Citizens in Eritrea

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UN Human Rights Experts Demand Release of Arbitrarily Detained Citizens in Eritrea
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Eight UN human rights experts have urged the Eritrean government to unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained citizens and disclose the fates of missing individuals.

  • Eight UN human rights experts, including Special Rapporteur Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, called on the Eritrean government to unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained citizens.
  • The experts urged the government to disclose the fates of individuals missing for years and to permit family and legal visits.
  • The experts demanded an independent and thorough investigation into the cases and an end to enforced disappearances.
  • The imprisonment of former independence fighter and official Bitweded Abraha since 1991 was cited as an example of prolonged arbitrary detention.