Eritrean Government
Covid-19 Pandemic
Excuse Is Starving Afar Eritreans in Dankalia
It is with great dismay to learn that Eritreans living the
in Red Sea coast had been deprived access to their land and
sea resources for a longtime. Since independence, they were
once again subjected to cruel treatment by the Eritrean
government. The situation of the Eritrean Afar people is
dire now more than ever. For generations, the Afar
population of Eritrea were mainly dependent on fishing for
their daily dietary needs. In addition, this sea faring
people of the Horn had supplemented their food source by
trading with coastal towns in the Eastern flank of the sea.
Today they are completely denied their right to use the
resource readily available in their doorsteps. Even food aid
sent by well-wishing persons from the Gulf was confiscated
and the steamers that carried food and medicine barely
escaped the wrath of the regime.
Due to routine joint naval, and military exercises, and
cooperation with countries across the sea, they had been
continuously harassed by security forces. By leasing the
port of Assab to illegal occupants in the name of “foreign
investors”, they had been cordoned, and deprived of food,
and medicine and their livelihood is in grave danger. This
time using the Covid-19 Pandemic as an excuse have
completely sealed the region exposing them to starvation.
Reports indicate that score of people including children
died in the past few days alone. Their case is succinctly
expressed in the statement issued by The Eritrean Afar
National Congress published early this week. The statements
reads “Since the Eritrean government restrictions was
introduced in March following a worldwide pandemic, there
has been an increased number of Afar people detained in the
coastal villages and bordering trade routes across Dankalia.
Our source have confirmed that the government of Eritrea has
detained a number of Afar civilians and confiscated their
food supplies in Harsille, Eddi and Badda and other
locations, as well as sealing off all critical access points
by sea and land for transporting much needed food supplies
for the population of Dankalia”.
The Government of Eritrea which is already in the United
Nations list as the worst human rights violators continue to
detain and secretly liquidate dissenters. It has forbade
humanitarian organizations to operate, closed schools and
clinics and expanded its National Service program in order
to sequestrate the young from the general population or tie
them to servitude. Without doubt this remains the primary
cause for the exodus of an estimated half a million young
and adult forfeiting their homeland in search of finding a
niche where they can live peacefully and chase their dream.
The Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (ENCDC)
takes this opportunity to appeal to the International
community to condemn the inhuman measures taken by the
Eritrean government against the Afar and the entire Eritrean
people. If assistance can’t reach the people in the coming
few days, and weeks, the crisis will be irreversible and
catastrophic!
ENCDC Foreign Relations & Humanitarian Affairs
Stockholm, Sweden
June 3, 2020
encdc.frha@gmail.com
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Open Letter to
Prime Minister
Dr. Abiy Ahmed
1.
Eritrean
National
Council
for
Democratic
Change
(ENCDC)
2.
Eritrean
National
Front
(ENF)
3.
Eritrean
People's
Democratic
Party
(EPDP)
4.
Organization
of Unity
for
Democratic
Change
(UDC)
5.
United
Eritreans
for
Justice
(UEJ)
The Honorable
Dr. Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister
of Ethiopia
Lorenzo Te'azaz
Road
Tel.: +251 111 226 767 Fax: +251 111 226 292
P.O.Box: 1031
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Email:
info@pmo.gov.et
26 May 2020
Subject: Urgent Action required to reverse the decision to shut-down
Hinstats refugee
camp amidst
COVID-19
On behalf of the
undersigned
Eritrean
opposition
groups, we are
writing this
open letter to
you to express
our grave
concerns about
the fate of
Eritrean
refugees and
asylum-seekers
in Tigray,
Ethiopia. For
the last two
decades,
Eritreans have
been faced with
the impossible
choice of
remaining under
a brutal
dictatorship at
home or of
terrifying and
dangerous
journey risking
their lives in
search of
protection,
freedom,
security and
protection in
and out of the
sub-region.
During these
difficult times,
Ethiopia has
generously
offered shelter
and protection
to more than
173,000
Eritreans
awaiting return
upon change or
resettlement to
third countries.
Ethiopia's
generous
reception and
protection of
Eritrean
refugees during
these turbulent
times will be
remembered for
generations to
come.
Under your
leadership, the
genuine
initiative taken
to forge lasting
peace between
Ethiopia and
Eritrea had also
given Eritreans
reasons to be
hopeful.
However, the
policies and
political system
that drove
Eritreans out of
their homes
remained
unchanged. Thus,
Eritreans are
still crossing
borders to seek
protection, and
those who are
already in
refugee camps
are in a dire
need of
assistance and
assurance of
continued
protection.
Unfortunately,
it is under
these
circumstances
that your
administration
has decided to:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Summons Ethiopian Charge d'Affaires
Khartoum,
May 30 (SUNA) - The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Saturday
summoned the Ethiopian Charge
d'Affaires to Khartoum and
protested over the incursion of
Ethiopian militias supported by
the Ethiopian army and their
assault on the Sudanese citizens
and the Armed Forces inside the
Sudanese territories, a matter
which led to the martyrdom and
wounding of a number of Sudanese
officers and members of the
Armed Forces and citizens,
including children.
The Neighboring
Countries Department at the
ministry has conveyed to the
Ethiopian Charge d'Affaires
Sudan government condemnation
and rejection of this heinous
attack, which came at a time
when preparations were taking
place in Khartoum to hold the
second meeting of the high-level
joint committee on the border
issues, due to be co-chaired by
the Sudanese Minister of the
Cabinet Affairs and the
Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister.
The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs demanded that
measures should be taken to stop
such attacks, and warned that
the sustainability and progress
of the cooperation between the
two countries must be based on
mutual respect for the
sovereignty, independence and
borders of each of them and the
right of their peoples to live
in safety and peace and to use
their natural and economic
resources without the
encroachment or aggression of
any party on the other.
MO
Army:
Ethiopian- Army supported
militia Attacks Sudanese
territories
Army: Ethiopian- Army supported
militia Attacks Sudanese
territories
2020-05-28 21:30:40.783
Khartoum,
May.28
(SUNA) -The Armed Forces
Official Spokesman, Brig. Amir
Mohammed Al-Hassan announced,
Sunday that Ethiopian militia
backed up by the Ethiopian army
continued encroachment on
Sudan's territories and
resources.( Read more).
A timely issued courageous statement that should be joined by All Eritreans,
especially by Yiakl!!
The Honorable Dr. Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Urgent Action required to reverse the decision to shut-down Hinstats refugee
camp amidst COVID-19
On behalf of the undersigned Eritrean opposition groups, we are writing this
open letter to you to express our grave concerns about the fate of Eritrean
refugees and asylum-seekers in Tigray, Ethiopia. For the last two decades,
Eritreans have been faced with the impossible choice of remaining under a brutal
dictatorship at home or of terrifying and dangerous journey risking their lives
in search of protection, freedom, security and protection in and out of the
sub-region. During these difficult times, Ethiopia has generously offered
shelter and protection to more than 173,000 Eritreans awaiting return upon
change or resettlement to third countries. Ethiopia's generous reception and
protection of Eritrean refugees during these turbulent times will be remembered
for generations to come.
We, the undersigned political organizations, believe these measures will relieve
the suffering in the immediate term.
1. Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (ENCDC)
2. Eritrean National Front (ENF)
3. Eritrean Peopl''s Democratic Party (EPDP)
4. Organization of Unity for Democratic Change (UDC)
5. United Eritreans for Justice (UEJ)
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Khartoum,
May 30 (SUNA) - The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Saturday
summoned the Ethiopian Charge
d'Affaires to Khartoum and
protested over the incursion of
Ethiopian militias supported by
the Ethiopian army and their
assault on the Sudanese citizens
and the Armed Forces inside the
Sudanese territories, a matter
which led to the martyrdom and
wounding of a number of Sudanese
officers and members of the
Armed Forces and citizens,
including children.
Khartoum,
May.28
