Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/RES/53/2View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2023.

What other versions does this mandate have?

15 versions · 2012–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/62/2

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/62/2	Situation of human rights in Eritrea	1,103	83%Compare
2025	A/HRC/RES/59/1	Situation of human rights in Eritrea	957	78%Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/56/17	Situation of human rights in Eritrea	805	66%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/53/2	Situation of human rights in Eritrea	593	76%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/50/2	Situation of human rights in Eritrea	456	44%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Eritrea Human Rights Special Rapporteurs

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14 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea³ and his conclusions therein, and urges the Government of Eritrea to take immediate and concrete steps to implement all recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur;

³Ibid.

Reiterates that all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses must be held accountable;

Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for a further period of one year;

Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit and present a report to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-sixth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session;

Decides to hold an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Eritrea at its fifty-fifth session, with the participation of, inter alia, the Special Rapporteur, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, civil society and other relevant stakeholders;

Calls upon the Government of Eritrea to cooperate fully with the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur, including by granting him access to the country and committing to making progress on the recommendations included in his reports and on the benchmarks and associated indicators proposed in 2019,⁴ namely:

⁴See A/HRC/41/53, paras. 78–82.

Improvement in the promotion of the rule of law and strengthening of domestic judicial and law enforcement institutions;

A demonstrated commitment to introducing reforms to the national/military service;

Extended efforts to respect, protect and fulfil the rights to freedom of religion or belief, peaceful assembly, association, opinion and expression, including for members of the press, and extended efforts to end religious and ethnic discrimination;

A demonstrated commitment to addressing all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and to promoting the rights of women and girls and gender equality;

Strengthened cooperation with specialized United Nations human rights bodies, international agencies and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights;

Encourages the Government of Eritrea to implement the recommendations accepted by the State during the third cycle of the universal periodic review;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the information and resources necessary to fulfil the mandate;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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