Ethiopia: Information on the treatment accorded to former employees and families of the Mengistu regime by the present government of Eritrea
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH11505 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Information on the treatment accorded to former employees and families of the Mengistu regime by the present government of Eritrea, 1 August 1992, ETH11505, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac316f.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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According to Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991 (1990, 119), the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF) assassinated four civilians and a member of the Mengistu's national parliament early in 1992. According to this source, however, there have been no reports of extralegal killings since the EPLF came to power in Eritrea. A report by Amnesty International (18 May 1992) contradicts the above information by stating that officials of the former government and Workers Party of Ethiopia (WPE) have been detained by the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Amnesty International maintains that the EPLF is very vindictive towards its opponents. For further information on this topic, please refer to the attached document.
References
Amnesty International. 18 May 1992. "Update on the Situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea." London: Amnesty International.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991. 1992. U.S. Department of State. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Attachments
Amnesty International. 18 May 1992. "Update on the Situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea." London: Amnesty International.
