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7 Dec 2017

News Highlights: EU engagement Eritrea failing, leaked document EU-Ethiopia repatriation, EP resolution Sudan

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

In this week’s news highlights: EU attempts at engagement with Eritrea “producing little[…] in terms of tangible results”; concern over 700 people that may soon be deported from the United States to Eritrea; Ethiopia and EU may soon sign a deal on repatriation, according to leaked draft document; EU-AU summit ends without agreement on forced returns statement; European Commission sets out key points for combatting human trafficking; EU Parliament adopted a resolution on freedom of expression in Sudan; Amnesty International press release on Libya; and some German pilots refuse to repatriate Afghan people.

6 Dec 2017

Eritrean organisations concerned over Eritrea repatriation policy developments

by M. Ferrari | posted in: African Union, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Migration, United Nations, United States | 0

A statement published on The America Team for Displaced Eritreans’ web page foresees the ‘imminent’ deportation of 700 Eritrean refugees from the United States to Eritrea and furthermore it warns of the concrete possibility of torture and executions awaiting the refugees once deported. Under US pressure, the Eritrean regime has agreed to issue travel documents that make deportation possible. The first case is currently being processed, and the outcome of this process might have wider implications if other countries take example, including in Europe.

29 Nov 2017

News Highlights: Janjaweed leader arrested, threats to UN officials from Burundi and Eritrea, possible sanctions in Libya

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

In this week’s news highlights: UN expresses worries over threats to UN officials from Eritrean and Burundi officials; Nevsun shareholders urged to divest; Janjaweed militia leader arrested in Sudan; Italy promotes Libya coast guard cooperation in European Parliament; EU-AU summit starts; UN Security Council considering targeted sanctions in Libya; and IOM wants 30 detention centres in Libya closed.