Call to petition to all Eritreans and Friends of Eritrea

Dear Members of the UN Human Rights Council, and
Members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea: I am writing this letter by email to oppose and protest in the strongest terms against the allegations of “gross violations of human rights in Eritrea” that the Commission of Inquiry (COIEritrea) published in its report last year. I am an Eritrean living in the United States of America, and do travel quite often to my homeland of Eritrea, about once every year. What I witnessed in Eritrea is a country at peace and stability which respects basic rights of its citizens, despite the “no-war/no-peace” situation that prevails due to Ethiopia’s illegal occupation of sovereign Eritrean territories. In Eritrea, I am always able to travel freely to various cities, towns and remote rural areas with no restrictions whatsoever and I observed that all citizens were able to do so likewise. The freedom of worship in the country is unrestricted, and the harmony of peaceful coexistence between the two religions of Christianity and Islam is exemplary. The most outrageous allegation of the COIEritrea is that of “sexual violence” and rape against women. This is totally false and does not reflect the realities of Eritrea, where women’s rights are respected and protected by law and deeply entrenched as social values of Eritrea. Concerning Eritrea’s National Service, I have many cousins, sons and daughters of close relatives and friends doing their national service obligation, and they never mentioned it as “slave labor”. All of them are proud of their contribution. I have visited Sawa National Service Center, and it was mostly an educational center, with minimal military training. All in all there are no gross and systematic violations of human rights in Eritrea. Thank you. Sincerely,

must stop the so called Human Rights Rapporteur from using invalid method to harm the people of Eritreans.

Eritrea is a nation of harmony and peace.

UN needs to stop the invalid action of UN Human Rights Rapporteur on Eritrea for the following reasons:- The first report clearly indicated the Rapporteur Team has no understanding of Eritrea and its people. Eritreans stuggled 30 years against all odds, not just for independence but also to be build a just republic; where everyone will have the same rights and opportunities. Success will not be easy but current achievement, such as the millenium goal is clear positive indicator that the country is moving in the desired direction. For me, the efforts being made in education, the peace and harmony of its people is convincing. Therefore, UN must end the unjust Sanction, it brings nothing but disruption to progress.

Eritrea and Eritreans are the victim of the west neocolonialism act in Africa, and all the ill accusation that we are facing from the so called coie is just a B.S to put us down. if the so called human right group or the UN ( a big stick of the west) ever exist they should stand with us are the victim here. our land has been under ethiopian regime occupation with blessing of the so called united nation (UN) and united states for last the last 15 years, and they want to punish us for defending our mother land. well at this point all we have is ourselves stand together and stand tall. all the enemies and their mercenaries are nothing but pure blood thirsty runs after dollar bill.

Stop

All the acuzssoin beyzlles and untrue folls given agenes.t mygavernment .

Over 70 years of injustice is enough.

Stop the injustice act!

This's my signature in rejecting the COI report to Eritrea & the special rapurter in it self. Also the rapurter nor another party has no legal right to represent me as Eritrean or to my people, no matter what we are the representatives of our selves & the state of Eritrea.

Ich bin verteile die Behauptungen über eritrea .es werden nich Männchen mis handelt oder versklavt oder minderjerigen zu militär Dienst Geschick.

Eritrea is growing country lift the lift the sanction we are growing country education schools medical we need to lift the distinction we need peace we respect our government we need to piece would like our president he's working hard for all his people medication healthy and growing thank you for all your respect to ou appreciate you specters please lift the distinction please lift the distinction thank you you

Eritrea is grown country. Working hard build hospitals/schools to education own peaple to keep healthy &strong as it is we love our president iseyas afowerki smart and taff man with good heart pleased leave us along to all our country &our peaple

un stop ill-concevied invalid way of collecting wrong data on eritera

I love my country and my people.

Never I didn't see or hear anything like that .it's not true

I oppose the COIE baseless report against Eritrean Government.

I rejected all the COIE report.

My coutry is targeted only because of a hostile policy of the US. Otherwise, there are worst human rights violators that should have been subjected to such an investigation. I am realy by the report and i am not willing my Eritreaness destroyed by malicious and fabricated accusations. I will not let down my heros and heroines. I trust myself and my people, we shall overcome.

I love Eritrea I love my people