Eritrea

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Overview

Eritrea is covered by the OHCHR East Africa Regional Office (EARO). The Office supports the African Union in strengthening its institutional capacity to deliver on the human rights dimension of its work. The Office supports the promotion and protection of human rights through advocacy, advisory services and technical cooperation to national authorities, national human rights institutions, civil society, and international and regional organizations. It also monitors human rights developments and supports various stakeholders to strengthen human rights protection systems and mainstream human rights in programmes.

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News & Statements

Latest news

21 Jun 2024

Human Rights Council

Independent Expert Notes Concerning Trend of Ever-Expanding Restrictions on Rights to Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

21 Jun 2024

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and the Authorities Choose to Maintain Practices which Perpetuate the Crisis, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

20 Jun 2024

Special Procedures

Eritrean government must take decisive steps to improve human rights situation: UN expert

02 May 2024

Multiple Mechanisms

Eritrea’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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Latest statements & messages

28 Feb 2024

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Dire human rights sitution in Eritrea

07 Mar 2023

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Global update: High Commissioner outlines concerns in over 40 countries

06 Mar 2023

Multiple Mechanisms

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Eritrea

26 Feb 2021

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Oral updates and introduction to country reports of the High Commissioner and her Office on Colombia, Cyprus, Eritrea, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, and the impact of COVID-19 on human rights

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Featured Stories

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08 June 2016 Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

United Nations inquiry finds crimes against humanity in Eritrea

Crimes against humanity have been committed in a widespread and systematic manner in Eritrean detention facilities, military training camps and other locations across the country over the past 25 years, according to a new report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea.
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08 June 2016

Fear in Eritrea

A new report released by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea features chilling accounts of human rights violations that amount to crimes against humanity.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/53/20: Situation of human rights in Eritrea - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/50/20: Situation of human rights in Eritrea - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/47/21: Situation of human rights in Eritrea Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/44/23: Human rights situation in Eritrea - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/41/53: Situation of human rights in Eritrea - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/38/50: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CRC/C/OMN/CO/5-6: Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Oman

CEDAW/C/ERI/CO/6: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Eritrea

CCPR/C/ERI/CO/1: Human Rights Committee - Concluding observations on Eritrea in the absence of its initial report

CRC/C/ERI/CO/4: Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Eritrea

E/C.12/ISL/CO/4: Concluding observations on the fourth report of Iceland, adopted by the Committee at its forty - ninth session

CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 : Concluding observations

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures

External Resources

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice African Union

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea

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