The Committee to Protect Journalists posted on 29 May 2025 a press release titled "CPJ, 31 Others Call for UN Scrutiny of Eritrea's Human Rights Record."
As of 1 December 2024, Eritrea remained the worst jailer of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, with 16 behind bars without charge or trial. The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 31 other non-governmental organizations calling on the UN Human Rights Council to condemn grave human rights violations in Eritrea.