Eritrea Archives | Elizabeth May https://elizabethmaymp.ca/tag/eritrea/ MP for Saanich and Gulf Islands Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://elizabethmaymp.ca/wp-content/uploads/cropped-elizabethmay-button-32x32.png Eritrea Archives | Elizabeth May https://elizabethmaymp.ca/tag/eritrea/ 32 32 Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SIDR) https://elizabethmaymp.ca/subcommittee-on-international-human-rights-sidr/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:02:13 +0000 http://elizabethmaymp.ca?p=3060 The committee met once this week, on February 9th, to hear from Alex Neve, the Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada on the current human rights crisis in…

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]]> The committee met once this week, on February 9th, to hear from Alex Neve, the Secretary General for Amnesty International Canada on the current human rights crisis in Eritrea. This crisis is both incredibly severe in terms of human rights violations, but also surprisingly overlooked in the international community. Mr. Neve highlighted the need for action in this country, where its citizens have been subjected to torture, murder, and incommunicado imprisonment due to religious or political beliefs for decades.

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