Statement Made at the UN Human Rights Council

The following is a full text of a statement made on 26 June 2018 at the 38th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the occasion of the Interactive Dialogue at the Council of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea (Ms. Sheila B. Keetharuth). The statement, made on behalf of eight civil society organisations (including ELS), was read by Niat Hailemariam. The Interactive Dialogue was conduced following the publication of the fifth and most recent report of the Special Rapporteur, dated 11 June 2018, available here: https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/ER/A_HRC_38_50_EN.docx Mr. President On behalf of CIVICUS, Reporters without Borders, the Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights, the Eritrean Law Society, Eritrea Focus, Network of Eritrean Women, Amnesty International, and the Horn of Africa Civil Society Forum, I would first like to express our deep-felt gratitude and appreciation to the Special Rapporteur for her unwavering support […]