Addis Ababa, June 17, 2025 (AFP) - Eritreans face 'systemic' rights violations: UN expert

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Eritreans face severe rights violations under the three-decade rule of President Isaias Afwerki, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea has said. The small country of around 3.5 million people in the Horn of Africa is sometimes nicknamed the "North Korea of Africa". It consistently ranks among the worst in the world for rights -- in last place for press freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders, and 175th out of 183 for huma......

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