PRESS RELEASE
Justice
for 'G11'
There
are numerous alarming reports from various sources regarding the
Government of Eritrea's intentions to execute all or some of
the former ministers and top PFDJ officials under arrest since September
2001.
The
Eritrean government continues to hold these prisoners commonly referred to
as the G11* illegally and incommunicado in complete contradiction to the
Eritrean Constitution, Eritrea’s Penal Code, as well as International
agreements that Eritrea is a party to.
It
is to be remembered that the African Commission for Human and People’s
Rights concluded that the detentions were inconsistent with the agreements
that Eritrea has signed up to and strongly urged the government of Eritrea
to immediately release all 11 detainees and compensate them for the
wrongful imprisonment. Interparliamentary
Union, Amnesty International and various other governmental and
non-governmental bodies also repeatedly called for the release of all parliamentarians.
Four years after their arrest and two years after the
Commission’s decision, none of the detainees have been released or
brought before a recognised court of justice; instead they continue to
languish in unknown detention centers incommunicado.
This
latest move to reignite re-incriminations similar to those attempted in
the months following their arrest is a concerning sign of the ill intents
of the regime. EHDR-UK calls on all Eritreans and members of the
International community to call for justice, on behalf of the G11 who are
all without exception heroes of the Eritrea’s struggle for independence.
*Alphabetical list of all 11 parliamentarians.
Ogbe
Abraha, Aster Fissehatsion, Berhane Gebregziabeher, Beraki Gebreselassie,
Hamad Hamid Hamad, Saleh Kekiya, Germano Nati, Estifanos Seyoum, Mahmoud
Ahmed Sheriffo, Petros Solomon, Haile Woldetensae.
Board
of EHDR-UK
19
October 2005
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