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Friday, May 30, 2025

Eritrea Singled Out by Human Rights Organizations for Jailing Journalists

 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.