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ERITREA: Forced Conscription

ERITREA: Forced Conscription The relatives of draft evaders are being punished, says HRW.Human Rights Watch called on February 9th for targeted sanctions against Eritrea, accusing its government of rounding up thousands of people, including minors, for mandatory military service and punishing the families of suspected draft evaders.One of the world's most authoritarian states, Eritrea has a notorious policy of universal, indefinite conscription. The closed Horn of Africa nation initially used its 1998‐2000 war against Ethiopia to justify the policy which remains in place despite a peace agreement signed in 2018.HRW said the latest wave of “ruthless” conscription started in 2022, with Eritrea's army supporting Ethiopian forces during the federal government's war against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).Eritrean troops have been accused by the United States and rights groups of some of the worst atrocities in the two‐year conflict – including the massacre of hundreds of civilians in Tigray.In September, Eritrean authorities called for its armed forces to mobilise after renewed fighting shuttered an earlier truce between Ethiopia's government and the TPLF.HRW said security forces set up checkpoints throughout the country to net recruits and went door to door to identify draft evaders.Witnesses interviewed by the US‐based rights watchdog said those who http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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The relatives of draft evaders are being punished, says HRW.Human Rights Watch called on February 9th for targeted sanctions against Eritrea, accusing its government of rounding up thousands of people, including minors, for mandatory military service and punishing the families of suspected draft evaders.One of the world's most authoritarian states, Eritrea has a notorious policy of universal, indefinite conscription. The closed Horn of Africa nation initially used its 1998‐2000 war against Ethiopia to justify the policy which remains in place despite a peace agreement signed in 2018.HRW said the latest wave of “ruthless” conscription started in 2022, with Eritrea's army supporting Ethiopian forces during the federal government's war against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).Eritrean troops have been accused by the United States and rights groups of some of the worst atrocities in the two‐year conflict – including the massacre of hundreds of civilians in Tigray.In September, Eritrean authorities called for its armed forces to mobilise after renewed fighting shuttered an earlier truce between Ethiopia's government and the TPLF.HRW said security forces set up checkpoints throughout the country to net recruits and went door to door to identify draft evaders.Witnesses interviewed by the US‐based rights watchdog said those who

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Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 2023

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