Eritrea has conscripted men and unmarried women over the age of 18 into indefinite military or government service since fighting a border war with Ethiopia from 1998-2000.

Eritrean refugees and asylum-seekers report that during compulsory national service they experienced torture, inhumane or degrading treatment, sexual and gender-based violence, forced labor and ...

These Jehovah's Witnesses Have Been Imprisoned in Eritrea for the Past 25 Years Without Trial. Published Sep 20, 2019 at 5:35 PM EDT Updated Sep 21, 2019 at 10:56 AM EDT.

UN official reports widespread arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance in Eritrea, highlighting systematic repression of fundamental freedoms.

“Patterns of gross human rights violations, including the widespread use of arbitrary and incommunicado detention and enforced disappearance persist unabated” in Eritrea, the UN Special ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 18 April 2023 Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war, but has been plagued by repression at home and tense ...

The U.S. government's relations with Eritrea became strained in 2001 as a result of a government crackdown against political dissidents, the closing of the independent press and limits on civil ...

After years of inquiry, the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has found no conclusive evidence of Eritrean support for al-Shabab militants in Somalia, an allegation that led to ...

A damaged Eritrean military tank is seen near the town of Wikro, Ethiopia, March 14, 2021.Picture taken March 14, 2021.REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

Eritrea considers the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the political party that leads Tigrayan forces, its enemy. The border war occurred when the TPLF dominated Ethiopia's federal government.

Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war, but has been plagued by repression at home and tense relations with its neighbours. Bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti, it ...