Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea

A/HRC/RES/59/1View PDF

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A document 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 2025.

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

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79

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Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Advisory services, technical cooperation and field activities	79	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Eritrea Human Rights Special Rapporteurs

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13 operative paragraphs

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

³Ibid.

Expresses deep concern at the reported persistent human rights violations and abuses in Eritrea, in a context of continuing widespread impunity, and 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 on the situation of human rights in Eritrea to the Human Rights Council at its sixty-second session, to be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue with the participation of, inter alia, the Special Rapporteur, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, victims and survivors and other relevant stakeholders, and to the General Assembly at its eightieth session;

Calls upon the Government of Eritrea to cooperate fully with the Office of the High Commissioner, relevant treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms, including the Special Rapporteur, including by granting the mandate holder unhindered access to the country and committing to making progress on the recommendations included in their reports and on the benchmarks and associated indicators proposed in 2019,⁴ namely:

⁴A/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, ending the conscription of school-age children and preventing cases of sexual and gender-based violence, inhumane treatment and forced labour;

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 all 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 fourth cycle of the universal periodic review⁵ and to consider inviting the Office of the High Commissioner to establish a presence in Eritrea with a holistic mandate to protect, promote and monitor human rights, with unhindered access;

⁵See A/HRC/57/14 and A/HRC/57/14/Add.1.

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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