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Courageous Voices: Speaking Out for Prisoners of Conscience
(July 23): On July 24, U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Ambassador T. Vance McMahan will moderate a panel discussion at the United Nations in New York to underscore commitments made in the Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. Full text
Egyptian Deportation of Eritreans
(June 20): The United States notes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR's) statement on the forcible repatriation of hundreds Eritrean asylum seekers over the last week. Given the increasingly repressive nature of the Eritrean Government, Eritrean citizens are in grave danger of persecution, including torture, upon their return. Full Text
Eritrea–Djibouti Border
(June 11): The United States condemns Eritrea’s military aggression against Djibouti in the vicinity of the border between the two countries at Ras Doumeira. Full text
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