JAZAN — An Eritrean female flight lieutenant, who entered the Kingdom two weeks ago to fly back a military Eritrean airplane that landed earlier in the Kingdom, told Saudi authorities that she did not want to go back to Eritrea, according Jazan Emir’s Office spokesman Ali Zala, Al-Hayat daily reported.
Zala said the lady is a staff member of the Eritrean air forces and was sent by her government to fly back the airplane which an Eritrean pilot flew to the Kingdom earlier and landed at King Abdullah Regional Airport. The pilot and his co-pilot wanted the Kingdom to give them political asylum and authorities took necessary measures at the time.
“When the lady entered Jazan, she immediately expressed her desire to seek political asylum in the Kingdom or facilitate the procedures of her moving to the country where her father lives.”
Her request is being considered by authorities, Zala added
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Eritrea / Human rights: UN rights expert to gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees
GENEVA, 25 April 2013 / PRNewswire Africa / - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, will carry out an official visit to Ethiopia and Djibouti from 30 April to 9 May 2013 to collect information directly from Eritrean refugees on the human rights situation in their country.
“Due to lack of access to Eritrea, I will engage with all others concerned by human rights in Eritrea, including those who consider themselves to be victims of alleged human rights violations, human rights defenders and other civil society actors,” Ms. Keetharuth said.
“In my first field mission, I will gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries,” explained the rights expert, while expressing her appreciation that neighbouring Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to provide her access to the Eritrean refugee population residing in those two countries.
Since her appointment in November 2012, the Special Rapporteur has made
“Due to lack of access to Eritrea, I will engage with all others concerned by human rights in Eritrea, including those who consider themselves to be victims of alleged human rights violations, human rights defenders and other civil society actors,” Ms. Keetharuth said.
“In my first field mission, I will gather first-hand information from Eritrean refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries,” explained the rights expert, while expressing her appreciation that neighbouring Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to provide her access to the Eritrean refugee population residing in those two countries.
Since her appointment in November 2012, the Special Rapporteur has made
Sunday, April 14, 2013
UN expert to assess human rights situation in Eritrea
| Friday, 12 April 2013, 9:56 am Press Release: OHCHR |
Banjul, 11 April 2013– The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, today regretted that the Eritrean Government continues to deny her access to assess the situation of human rights in the country, and announced she will undertake a mission to neighbouring countries to talk to Eritrean refugees.
“I have urged the Eritrean authorities to cooperate with my mandate, as required by the UN Human Rights Council,” Ms. Keetharuth said during the 53rd session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, The Gambia, where she held an ad-hoc meeting with the delegation of Eritrea in the margins of the event.
Support for Nonviolent Struggle for Change Gaining Ground in Eritrean Political
, 14 April 2013 21:48
Even though there are a variety of choices to change a system, different people give different answers on the reliability and effectiveness of each method. Recent developments in our world helped us to evaluate the different methods of changing a system in theory and in practice. We see the following methods of change: through peaceful popular uprising, armed struggle, by coup d’état or through an invasion by another country. Keep in mind that each of the above avenues has its own weaknesses and strengths. Therefore, after examining and evaluating every stated way of struggle, EPDP convincingly chose the nonviolent avenue and early on included it in its political documents.
EPDP advocacy for basically nonviolent democratic struggle did not start because of the popular eruption in the Middle East and North Africa. Rather, those uprisings underscored the power of that method. Thus we observe today that this method is making inroads within the Eritrean opposition. This positive development encourages us to highlight and speak up for the peaceful road we chose.
Even though there are a variety of choices to change a system, different people give different answers on the reliability and effectiveness of each method. Recent developments in our world helped us to evaluate the different methods of changing a system in theory and in practice. We see the following methods of change: through peaceful popular uprising, armed struggle, by coup d’état or through an invasion by another country. Keep in mind that each of the above avenues has its own weaknesses and strengths. Therefore, after examining and evaluating every stated way of struggle, EPDP convincingly chose the nonviolent avenue and early on included it in its political documents.EPDP advocacy for basically nonviolent democratic struggle did not start because of the popular eruption in the Middle East and North Africa. Rather, those uprisings underscored the power of that method. Thus we observe today that this method is making inroads within the Eritrean opposition. This positive development encourages us to highlight and speak up for the peaceful road we chose.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Saudi Arabia, Case Rahwa Gebrekristos: don't deport her to Eritrea
Saudi Arabia, Case Rahwa Gebrekristos: don't deport her to Eritrea
We have just been informed that Ms Rahwa Gebrekristos, a female Eritrean pilot arrived in Saudi Arabia today, March, 31, 2013 after being sent by the Eritrean regime to take back a plane that belongs to Eritrea. On arrival Ms Gebrekristos refused to undertake the job she was sent to do, instead she applied for political asylum in the country.
Written by EYSC and EveryOne Group
URGENT ACTION REQUIRED
to:
King of Saudi Arabia
Government of saudi Arabia
United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
European parliament
European Commission
Council of Europe
Civil Society
We have just been informed that Ms Rahwa Gebrekristos, a female Eritrean pilot arrived in Saudi Arabia today, March, 31, 2013 after being sent by the Eritrean regime to take back a plane that belongs to Eritrea. On arrival Ms Gebrekristos refused to undertake the job she was sent to do, instead she applied for political asylum in the country.
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