The United Nations said Monday that the human rights situation in Eritrea remains "dire" and shows "no sign of improvement", citing cases of torture and enforced disappearances committed with "total impunity". "The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire and shows no sign of improving. It continues to be characterised by serious human rights violations," according to a report presented on Monday by the UN Human Rights Council's Deputy High Commissioner, Nada Al-Nashif. "It is alarming that all these human rights violations are committed with total impunity," the report continues, also pointing to the "lack of cooperation" of the authorities in Asmara. In a rare press conference in Nairobi with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, Issaias Afeworki dismissed accusations of human rights abuses by his army in Tigray as a "pipe dream" and "disinformation".

Source: Ethiopian News March 06, 2023 22:39 UTC