Eritrea: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea

press release

Shortly before this submission was filed, Eritrea and Ethiopia jointly agreed to end the "state of war" between them. (Joint Declaration, Jun. 9, 2018). Assuming they carry out their pledges, the countries' intention to open "a new era of peace and friendship" will benefit the entire region.

It is less certain that peace will benefit the citizens of Eritrea. Since at least 1998, President Isaias Afewerki has used Eritrea's tense relationship with Ethiopia as the illegitimate justification for unrestrained oppression and the denial of human rights. With the end of the "state of war," Isaias's flimsy excuse for oppression is even less credible.

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