News Highlights: urgency resolution Eritrea, EU ‘reducing migration’, violence in South Sudan
5 Jul 2017

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

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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.

News Highlights: ICC investigation migration crimes, London-Somalia Conference, Eritrea protests
11 May 2017

News Highlights: ICC investigation migration crimes, London-Somalia Conference, Eritrea protests

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In this week’s news highlights, new possible negotiations on the UK-France border controls in Calais and the Eritrean community protested against the Eritrean government meetings in Frankfurt. The International Criminal Court announced the start of investigations on crimes against migrants in Libya. In the Horn of Africa, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights demands more access to Ethiopia to investigate on the deaths during protests; furthermore, these are the issues the London-Somalia Conference 2017 should address according to the Institute for Security Studies.

News Highlights: ACP-EU meetings, UN demands freedom Eritrean journalist, border management
4 May 2017

News Highlights: ACP-EU meetings, UN demands freedom Eritrean journalist, border management

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In this week’s news highlights, the ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers is taking place in Brussels, and EU Commissioner Avramopoulos warns European Member States that border controls at EU internal borders have to be removed before the end of the year. In the Horn of Africa, the UN calls for the liberation of the Eritrean independent journalist Dawit Isaak; furthermore, the South Sudanese government considerably raises fees for NGOs that work in the country.