Eritrea

Important documents

2 August 2018 | Amnesty International (Author)
Eritrea

Query response on risks for draft evaders or deserters from national service; possible risks for family members of draft evaders; provisions regarding the "diaspora tax"
Stellungnahme vom 2.8.2018 an das Verwaltungsgericht Magdeburg (Response, German)
de ID 1442661
3 May 2018 | Pro Asyl (Network of German refugee councils) (Author)
Eritrea

Report based on meeting held in October 2017 on the situation in Eritrea and of Eritrean refugees (access to asylum abroad; crimes against humanity; government and causes for displacement; other topics)
Eritrea: ein Land im Griff einer Diktatur; Desertion, Flucht & Asyl (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1432842
2 December 2015 | Amnesty International (Author)
Eritrea

Report on compulsory national service (legal framework; conscription of children and older people; lack of provisions for conscientious objection; exemption from national service; access to health care; mobilisation of women in 2015; evasion, desertion and attempts to exit the country; arrests, detentions and prison conditions)
Just deserters: Why indefinite National Service in Eritrea has created a generation of refugees [AFR 64/2930/2015] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1224769
30 September 2015 | HSS – Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (Author)
Eritrea

Report on push factors for flight from Eritrea (historical background; current socio-political situation; national service; economic conditions; situation for individuals during their flight)
Flucht aus Eritrea: Flüchtlinge oder Wirtschaftsmigranten? (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1193250
11 June 2015 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)
Eritrea

Country report (background; state structure and politics; National Service; detention conditions; religion; ID documents and exiting the country) (see update ID 333795; also see ARC & DCR comment on this report: ID 310050)
Eritrea Country Focus (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1253549
11 June 2015 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)
Eritrea

Country report (background; state structure and politics; National Service; detention conditions; religion; ID documents and exiting the country) (see update ID 333795; also see ARC & DCR comment on this report: ID 310050)
Eritrea Country Focus (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1298587
18 December 2014 | DIS – Danish Immigration Service (Author)
Eritrea

Replaced version of 25. November 2014 associated with Report on fact-finding mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea conducted in August and October 2014 (human rights situation; national service, situation of draft evaders and deserters; return) (see also G. Kibreab's Response: ID 292456; comments from UNHCR: ID 292755, from AI: ID 292451 and from HRW: ID 292999; and this blog post for more information on responses to the report: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)
Eritrea – Drivers and Root Causes of Emigration, National Service and the Possibility of Return; Appendix edition (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1053059
18 December 2014 | DIS – Danish Immigration Service (Author)
Eritrea

Press release on critique of report (9 December 2014) associated with Report on fact-finding mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea conducted in August and October 2014 (human rights situation; national service, situation of draft evaders and deserters; return) (see also G. Kibreab's Response: ID 292456; comments from UNHCR: ID 292755, from AI: ID 292451 and from HRW: ID 292999; and this blog post for more information on responses to the report: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)
Eritrea – Drivers and Root Causes of Emigration, National Service and the Possibility of Return; Appendix edition (Special or Analytical Report, Danish)
da ID 1153223
18 December 2014 | DIS – Danish Immigration Service (Author)
Eritrea

Updated report - version of 18 December 2014, Appendix edition associated with Report on fact-finding mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea conducted in August and October 2014 (human rights situation; national service, situation of draft evaders and deserters; return) (see also G. Kibreab's Response: ID 292456; comments from UNHCR: ID 292755, from AI: ID 292451 and from HRW: ID 292999; and this blog post for more information on responses to the report: Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog)
Eritrea – Drivers and Root Causes of Emigration, National Service and the Possibility of Return; Appendix edition (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1299978
July 2014 | UNICEF – UN Children's Fund (Author)
Eritrea

Country profile on female genital mutilation (FGM)
Eritrea; Statistical Profile on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1436689

Important documents

Query response on risks for draft evaders or deserters from national service; possible risks for family members of draft evaders; provisions regarding the "diaspora tax"

Report based on meeting held in October 2017 on the situation in Eritrea and of Eritrean refugees (access to asylum abroad; crimes against humanity; government and causes for displacement; other topics)

Report on push factors for flight from Eritrea (historical background; current socio-political situation; national service; economic conditions; situation for individuals during their flight)

Country report (background; state structure and politics; National Service; detention conditions; religion; ID documents and exiting the country) (see update ID 333795; also see ARC & DCR comment on this report: ID 310050)

Country report (background; state structure and politics; National Service; detention conditions; religion; ID documents and exiting the country) (see update ID 333795; also see ARC & DCR comment on this report: ID 310050)

Country profile on female genital mutilation (FGM)