Civil society letter on ERITREA,

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
17 May 2023

Civil society letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland), 17 May 2023.

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
17 May 2023

Eritrea: The annual Council resolution should outline the country’s human rights situation and extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate.

Excellencies,

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 53rd session (19 June-14 July 2023), we, the undersigned non-governmental organisations, are writing to urge your delegation to support the development and adoption of a resolution that extends the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for one year.

Additionally, we highlight the need for the Council to put forward a strong resolution that clearly spells out and condemns the ongoing human rights violations committed by Eritrean authorities at home and abroad and the context of complete impunity that prevails.

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We believe that the Council cannot follow a “business as usual” approach and that it is time for it to move beyond merely procedural resolutions that extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate. The Council should produce a substantive assessment of Eritrea’s human rights situation, adopting strong, meaningful resolutions on the country. These resolutions should include references to the Special Rapporteur’s “benchmarks for progress”1 and recommendations by other UN and African bodies and mechanisms, as well as substantive paragraphs addressing violations committed by the country’s authorities inside and outside the country.2

In this regard, this year’s resolution should at a minimum mention the following key human rights issues in Eritrea3:

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Civil society letter on ERITREA,

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 17 May 2023

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
17 May 2023