The trial of Hissène Habrè as an example of International Justice
13 Sep 2017

The trial of Hissène Habrè as an example of International Justice

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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.

News Highlights: ECJ dismisses complaints refugee quota, Eritrean rebels video, Libya’s recent history
7 Sep 2017

News Highlights: ECJ dismisses complaints refugee quota, Eritrean rebels video, Libya’s recent history

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In this week’s news highlights: Italian interior minister Marco Minniti defends his strategy of making deals in Libya to stop migration; the European Court of Justice throws out complaints of Hungary and Slovakia against mandatory relocation of refugees; Eritrean rebels fear the support of Gulf states to Afewerki’s regime; Ethiopia’s drought situation declared major issue by UN; warnings about Cholera in Sudan; Libya’s fragmentation and deals with EU member states are analysed; and Human Rights Watch report states United Nation should start an investigation on torture as possible Crime Against Humanity in Egypt.

News highlights: Europe’s wall, Fr. Mussie Zerai under investigation, drought consequences
17 Aug 2017

News highlights: Europe’s wall, Fr. Mussie Zerai under investigation, drought consequences

by | posted in: Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, South Sudan, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

EEPA’s news highlights are back after the summer break. In the past weeks’ news highlights, Eritrean priest living in Italy is under investigation by the Italian prosecutor because he helps refugees and migrants; European Union member states increasingly call for military solutions to migration; in Eritrea, Patriarch Abune Antonios is still held under guard; drought is threatening – among others – people of Ethiopia and Eritrea; and 1 million South Sudanese refugees are now in Uganda, as the peace process is still ineffective.