Eritrean NGO Welcomes Release of 13 Prisoners After 18 Years

Eritrean NGO Welcomes Release of 13 Prisoners After 18 years

An Eritrean human rights NGO on Wednesday welcomed the release of 13 people detained without trial for nearly 18 years, but warned some 10,000 prisoners remained incarcerated. Eritrean NGO Welcomes Release of 13 Prisoners After 18 years The Horn of Africa country has been ruled with an iron fist by President Isaias Afwerki, 79, since independence from Ethiopia in 1993 and ranks near the bottom of every rights indicator. Human Rights Concern-Erit…

Eritrea’s Release of 13 Long-Term Detainees Welcomed, But Thousands Remain in Overcrowded Cells, Solitary Confinement, and Metal Shipping Containers

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