A 3-day workshop aimed at strengthening International and Regional Police Cooperation in Eastern Africa was conducted in Asmara in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Eritrea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IGAD and Interpol.
As it describes itself, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997, through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, the UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. Continue reading UNODC Asmara Workshop to Strengthen Regional Police Cooperation→
Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU’s commissioner for migration, warns Brussels may withhold development aid and impose trade and visa sanctions on migrant-source countries in Africa and Asia for refusing to take back deported citizens. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press)
The EU’s commissioner for migration says Brussels may withhold development aid and impose trade and visa restrictions on migrant-source countries in Africa and Asia to force them to take back failed asylum-seekers.
In an interview with Britain’s The Times published Saturday, Dimitris Avramopoulos said EU chiefs “are considering stopping funding of major development projects. We invested in these regions to create opportunities and keep people there.” Continue reading EU Contemplating Sanctions Against Migrant-source Countries→
TRAGIC. The death of the 15 Sudanese would-be migrants ended a lull in attempts by migrants to cross into Israel from Sinai
By TesfaNews,
Egyptian officials in the Sinai Peninsula say 15 Sudanese migrants have been killed near the Israeli border in Egypt, after reportedly getting caught in crossfire between Egyptian security forces and Bedouin smugglers.
The officials say police opened fire on the migrants Sunday after they ignored warning shots and sprinted toward the fence.
An event organised in London this week by SIHRG and UPF discussed key issues facing Eritrea from the development of its natural resources through to migration and trafficking.
By Yared Tesfay,
A JOINT event of the Solicitors International Human Rights Group (SIHRG) and the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) UK that was the third part in a series convened by SIHRG on Eritrea and the development of Business, Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility. It discussed key issues facing Eritrea from the development of its natural resources through to migration and trafficking. Continue reading Eritrea: Business Ethics, Migration and Trafficking→
First Secretary of the Eritrean Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Mr. Nebil Said, represent Eritrea at the 24th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice conference in Vienna, Austria.
By TesfaNews,
ERITREA participated at the 24th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice that was held on 18 – 22 May 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
