Inter­na­tio­nal Support of Conscien­tious Objec­tors and Deserters

UN Special Rapporteur emphasises the gravity of human rights violations in Eritrea

A packed international conference took place in Brussels

(23.10.2017) There are “reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are taking place”, stated Sheila Keetharuth, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, at a major high-ranking international staffed conference held in Brussels this week. The dire human rights situation in the Horn of Africa nation— including arbitrary detention and extrajudicial executions—has “not improved in essentials”, she emphasised, despite consistent attention in recent years from the UN and human rights agencies.

European Union condemned for attempting to close Mediterranean to refugees

Participants of the Conference on Eritrea take stand

(20.10.2017) As more than 30 organisations, who are currently meeting in Brussels on the issues facing Eritrean refugees, we note with deep concern the statement of the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk [Thursday 19 October 2017] saying that: ‘We have a real chance of closing the Central Mediterranean route’.

Invitation to Conference "Eritrea and the Ongoing Refugee Crisis"

Programme and Registration to Brussels, October 19th, 2017

(04.09.2017) Programme: https://en.Connection-eV.org/pdfs/ConferenceEritrea2017.pdf

Register at https://goo.gl/sDSDrw

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

herewith we are pleased to invite you to the conference “Eritrea and the Ongoing Refugee Crisis” which will be held October 19^th, 2017 in Brussels.

Conscientious Objection in Europe

Annual Report of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection

(08.12.2016) After its General Assemblies held in London (14 May 2016) and in Athens (19 November 2016) the European Bureau of Conscientious Objection expresses once more its concern that the credibility of international Human rights institutions on the European and United Nations level will strongly be damaged if the implementation of their resolutions and judgements cannot be achieved. It will consequently stay an important task for human rights NGOs to remind national governments of their responsibility to publicize and to execute the binding requests of international Human rights institutions.