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An appeal letter to the Swedish Parliament
Written by Adminisrator   
Saturday, 21 June 2008
 The Swedish Parliament

100 12 Stockholm                                                         2008-05-28


Subject: Forced deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers

 

Dear Parliament Members,

We, at Eritreans for Democracy and Human Rights (EDHR) formerly known as Association of Eritrean Asylum Seekers in Sweden (AEASS) called for this peacefull demonstration today inorder to express our deep concerns over forced deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers and to remind the concerned Swedish authorities of Sweden’s obligations under international laws which forbid sending people to places where they may be at risk of gross human rights abuses.

Eritrea is a nation under siege, a country described as one of the most unfree nation on the planet. Basic elements of statehood such as constitution, rule of law, acountability, freedom of expression, freedom of belief etc, which people take for granted are inexistent in the country. As a result arbitrary detention, torture, death in detention, disappearances, forced labour and other forms of serious human rights violations have become features characterising daily life in the country since September 2001 when the regime violently cracked down the reform movement of G-15 and banned the free press. Ever since these violent and illegal actions the political and human rights situation in the country has kept deteriorating year after year making Eritrea today among countries described as failed states, states threatening regional and international security and above all a country grossly abusing its own nation. Annual reports issued Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, US State Departement, UK Home Affairs and others confirm this sad story.


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EDHR invited to a Hearing on asylum reception
Written by Adminisrator   
Sunday, 08 June 2008
In recognition to its unique experiences among asylum seekers and its meaningfull activities for asylum seekers during the watiing period EDHR had the honour to be one of several voluntary organisations invited to a Hearing on an inquiry on asylum reception on the 4th of June 2008. The inquiry which is governmental seeks to see ways and means to improve the asylum reception and possibilities for engaging voluntary organisations in it. In addition to EDHR, Amnesty International, Red Cross, Caritas, The Swedish Church and othres were invited to the Hearing. Ginbot Abraha representing EDHR presented a power-point presentation showing EDHRs activities and experiences in assisting Eritrean asylum seekers in the last 4 years. Participants were very much interested in and appreciated EDHRs role and activities in the waiting period.
Regims anhängare och lidande av det eritreanska folket
Written by Adminisrator   
Saturday, 24 May 2008

Hög tid att protestera mot fallet Dawit Isaak

Publicerad: 20 maj 2008, 20.09. Senast ändrad: 20 maj 2008, 21.09

För några veckor sedan skrev jag om Eritrea och fallet Dawit Isaak på den här platsen. Jag beskrev den eritreanska diktaturen och de avskyvärda brott mot mänskliga rättigheter som sedan länge är satta i system i den lilla östafrikanska nationen.

Lars Adaktusson

kolumn | Lars Adaktusson

Nyheter

En av dem som uppenbarligen läste kolumnen var Yonas Manna Bairu, chargé d´affares och chef för Eritreas ambassad i Stockholm. I ett upprört telefonsamtal efter publiceringen anklagade han mig för att driva kampanj mot de styrande i hans hemland – av den anledningen, upplyste han, kommer jag aldrig mer att beviljas visum för att besöka Eritrea.

Beskedet från Stockholmsambassaden är, i all sin enkelhet, en illustration på tillståndet i den skurkstat som jag skildrade i kolumnen. Yttrandefrihet och regimkritik tolereras inte – i en kartläggning av pressfriheten i världens länder, som den internationella organisationen ”Reporters without Borders” genomförde förra året, återfinns Eritrea på sista plats.

Trots övergrepp
och brott mot mänskliga rättigheter saknas inte stöd för den eritreanska regimen, ens i Sverige. Bland reaktionerna på publiciteten om Dawit Isaak finns flera svensk-eritreaner som inte gör någon hemlighet av att de känner sympati för president Afwerki och hans närmaste män i huvudstaden Asmara.

I mail och telefonsamtal förklarar dessa exileritreaner att Dawit Isaak genom sina regimkritiska artiklar provocerat de styrande, att han har sig själv att skylla och att det är missvisande för situationen i Eritrea att uppmärksamma en enskild fånge.


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