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Ethiopia: ICRC Repatriates 415 Civilians From Eritrea
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The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
13 June 2008
Posted to the web 13 June 2008
Addis Ababa
The international Committee of the Red Cross (ICRO) said on Wednesday it repatriated 400 persons from Eritrea to Ethiopia.
This number includes a former prisoner of war who it said requested to be repatriated in the same operation, and 15 civilians were repatriated from Ethiopia to Eritrea.
Acting in its capacity as a neutral and independent intermediary, the ICRC carried out this repatriation based on the consent of each individual and with the cooperation of the authorities, the Geneva-based aid agency said in a media statement.
ICRC delegates based in Eritrea and an ambulance team of the Eritrean Red Cross accompanied the civilians going to Ethiopia on the first part of their journey from Asmara, Eritrea's capital, to the border.
At the crossing point at Mereb River, located between the towns of Adi Quala in Eritrea and Rama in Ethiopia, the group was met by ICRC delegates based in Ethiopia, before being placed in the care of the Ethiopian authorities.
Likewise, 1CRC delegates based in Ethiopia accompanied the civilians going to Eritrea to the border where they were met by ICRC delegates based in Eritrea, before being placed in the care of the Eritrean authorities.
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The ICRG has assisted people affected by the 1998-2000 armed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea regaidhig their repatriation since June 2000 and strives to ensure compliance with the rules and principles of International Humanitarian Law; in particular, the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
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