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16 Nov 2017

News Highlights: Somalia/Eritrea arms embargo extended, protest in Ethiopia, Italy-Sudan deal analysed

by M. Ferrari | posted in: African Union, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Italy, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Sudan, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights: the UN Security Council extends arms embargoes for Eritrea and Somalia; Eritrean protesters march to the African Union building in Ethiopia; 700 Eritrean could be deported from the US; legal analysis shows incorrect procedures in Italy-Sudan deal that saw 40 people deported; European Parliamentarian Barbara Lochbihler speaks about EU migration policies; and UN Human Rights Commissioner is shocked by report on Libyan detention camps.

13 Sep 2017

The trial of Hissène Habrè as an example of International Justice

by M. Ferrari | posted in: Africa, African Union, Chad, EEPA news and activities, Refugees in the EU, Torture, Uncategorized, United Nations | 0

Lawyer Reed Brody spoke at a public hearing at the European Parliament titled ‘The Case of Hissène Habrè’, organised by MEP Ana Gomes. Brody is known worldwide as the ‘Dictator Hunter’ after he played a central role in convicting Chad’s dictator Habrè. During the meeting he illustrated how this experience can be seen as a ‘seed of hope’ in African history.

5 Jul 2017

News Highlights: urgency resolution Eritrea, EU ‘reducing migration’, violence in South Sudan

by K. Smits | posted in: African Union, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, South Sudan, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights, the European Parliament is about to vote on an urgency resolution about Eritrea, mainly the cases of Patriarch Abune Antonios and journalist Dawit Isaak; the European Commission released new proposals for ‘reducing migration pressures’ in the Central Mediterranean Route; U.S. carried out a drone strike in Somalia aimed at Al-Shabaab; the African Union will send a delegation to Eritrea to discuss the dispute with Djibouti; Amnesty International warns of brutal atrocities in South Sudan; and UNHCR released a new report on mixed migration in Libya.