“More than one million people have been displaced, and fighting continues. Access and security remain serious issues.
Met a 16-year-old girl who fled fighting in the western part of Tigray, and walked – with her baby brother on her back – for 300 kilometers (186 miles).
“This is also an education and nutrition emergency, and I saw extensive destruction to the systems and essential services on which children rely.
“More than one million people have been displaced, and fighting continues. Access and security remain serious issues.
“This is a protection crisis. What is emerging is a disturbing picture of severe and ongoing child rights violations.
“This is also an education and nutrition emergency, and I saw extensive destruction to the systems and essential services on which children rely.
While we welcome the release of imprisoned members of religious groups, we are troubled that the government has prevented many religious groups from legally registering, and their members are penalized for exercising their faith.
We remain concerned by reports of indefinite and arbitrary detention, particularly of individuals arrested for exercising freedoms of expression, religion or belief, or the right to peaceful assembly.
We urge the government to reinstate the 18-month national service limit and provide alternatives for conscientious objectors.
Our question is the following: Does the Eritrean military have sufficient control over its troops to prevent them from committing human rights abuses?
