Geneva, June 19, 2026 (AFP) - UN's Eritrea expert warns of crimes against humanity

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2026-06-19

Government critics in Eritrea face prison camps, forced labour and other rights violations, and the situation is worsening, the UN special rapporteur on the country warned Friday, raising the spectre of ongoing crimes against humanity. Presenting a bleak report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker said he had determined that systematic and widespread abuses were taking place with impunity in Eritrea. From April 202......

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