I can hardly type this through the shaking hands because they are actually being released and I keep having to re-read the notice just to believe it is real. My head is spinning with everything this means for the families who have waited so long in the dark but for …
November 30, 2011
Final supporters
To:
Isaias Afwerki
President of the State of Eritrea
Asmara, Eritrea
We, the undersigned, are writing you to request that you consider this plea to release all of Eritrea’s prisoner’s of conscience, including: the journalists, religious leaders, military officials, cabinet ministers, and community leaders who were arrested by your administration on September 18, 2001.
Thousands of Eritreans have been languishing in secret prisons for over a decade now. They were never brought to a court of law; neither their families nor human right organizations are allowed to visit them; and to this day, their condition and whereabouts remains unknown.
No human being deserves to be mistreated in such inhumane and barbaric manners, let alone heroes who have spent their entire lives fighting for Eritrea’s independence. What these prisoners and their families had to endure is insurmountable. As responsible citizens, we consider it our sacred duty to call upon you and the Eritrean government to release them immediately and unconditionally.
We sincerely hope you find it in your heart to secure their release so they can reunite with their loved ones.
CC: United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
Thank you,
Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC)
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 28, 2011
September 27, 2011
I was looking at the signature count just now and my hands started shaking because we are literally staring down that thousand mark and need to hit it before we send this off to Asmara. Send this link to anyone you know who cares about these families because if we clear this hurdle today it shows them we are not going to just ignore what happened in those cells.
September 17, 2011
I really thought this might just disappear into the void but looking at the screen right now is completely surreal. It is honestly overwhelming to see how many people actually care about this when so often it feels like the world has just forgotten these men and women who gave everything for our future.
Reached 100 supporters
August 21, 2011
August 19, 2011
We are ticking up toward one hundred signatures and it feels like people are finally starting to pay attention to these forgotten prisoners in Asmara. If you could just ping someone new maybe even a group chat or a quick message to a friend who keeps up with news that would give us the momentum to cross that threshold today.
6 Comments
FREE THEM NOW!!! How can you keep people for years without a trial? This is just cruel.
Thinking of the families who havent seen their loved ones in over a decade. Heartbreaking.
These men fought for freedom they shouldnt be rotting in prison cells.
Its been way too long. Let these people go home to their families.
Where is the justice? nobody should be held in secret for this long. hope they are okay.
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I can hardly type this through the shaking hands because they are actually being released and I keep having to re-read the notice just to believe it is real. My head is spinning with everything this means for the families who have waited so long in the dark but for …
November 30, 2011
Final supporters
To:
Isaias Afwerki
President of the State of Eritrea
Asmara, Eritrea
We, the undersigned, are writing you to request that you consider this plea to release all of Eritrea’s prisoner’s of conscience, including: the journalists, religious leaders, military officials, cabinet ministers, and community leaders who were arrested by your administration on September 18, 2001.
Thousands of Eritreans have been languishing in secret prisons for over a decade now. They were never brought to a court of law; neither their families nor human right organizations are allowed to visit them; and to this day, their condition and whereabouts remains unknown.
No human being deserves to be mistreated in such inhumane and barbaric manners, let alone heroes who have spent their entire lives fighting for Eritrea’s independence. What these prisoners and their families had to endure is insurmountable. As responsible citizens, we consider it our sacred duty to call upon you and the Eritrean government to release them immediately and unconditionally.
We sincerely hope you find it in your heart to secure their release so they can reunite with their loved ones.
CC: United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)
Thank you,
Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change (EYSC)
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
September 28, 2011
September 27, 2011
I was looking at the signature count just now and my hands started shaking because we are literally staring down that thousand mark and need to hit it before we send this off to Asmara. Send this link to anyone you know who cares about these families because if we clear this hurdle today it shows them we are not going to just ignore what happened in those cells.
September 17, 2011
I really thought this might just disappear into the void but looking at the screen right now is completely surreal. It is honestly overwhelming to see how many people actually care about this when so often it feels like the world has just forgotten these men and women who gave everything for our future.
Reached 100 supporters
August 21, 2011
August 19, 2011
We are ticking up toward one hundred signatures and it feels like people are finally starting to pay attention to these forgotten prisoners in Asmara. If you could just ping someone new maybe even a group chat or a quick message to a friend who keeps up with news that would give us the momentum to cross that threshold today.
6 Comments
Enough is enough. release them all and end this suffering.
FREE THEM NOW!!! How can you keep people for years without a trial? This is just cruel.
Thinking of the families who havent seen their loved ones in over a decade. Heartbreaking.
These men fought for freedom they shouldnt be rotting in prison cells.
Its been way too long. Let these people go home to their families.
Where is the justice? nobody should be held in secret for this long. hope they are okay.
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Enough is enough. release them all and end this suffering.