Posts Tagged ‘President Isaias Afewerki’

Eritrea bishops take risks to issue protest

Friday, June 13th, 2014

Four Catholic bishops in Eritrea have taken a huge risk in issuing a statement criticising conditions in their nation. A 2014 Human Rights Watch report described the African nation as one of the most closed countries in the world, where human rights conditions are “dismal”. Indefinite military service, torture, arbitrary detention and severe restrictions on Read more