EPDP Is Committed to Gender Equality; Urges Other Eritreans to Follow Suit
Monday, 01 June 2015 12:05 Written by EPDP Information Office
As manifested in its existing basic documents that include the political programme and the party constitution, the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) is committed to gender equality and in the struggle against discrimination on the basis of gender as well as religion and ethnicity. Efforts have been underway to promote gender equality in the party which already has an Executive Office for women’s affairs and tried what it could to promote women’s league in inside the party while also encouraging female party members to take active participation in other national women’s organizations.
EPDP Chairman Menghesteab Asmerom signing the 14-point Action Plan at the Rotterdam Conference of the Progressive Alliance held between 22 and 23 May 2015.
And now, the EPDP is committed to work hard in implementing a 14-point Action Plan adopted at the Rotterdam Conference of the Progressive Alliance. Likewise, the party encourages all Eritrean patriots to join the EPDP and its members in committing themselves to defend the rights of women and as much as possible implement the points of the Action Plan which is copied below together with important introductory paragraphs. Good reading.
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Gender: Not just Words but Deeds
Equality and equal treatment regardless of sex or age, sexual orientation and gender identity, religion or ethnic background are not just established by law in many countries but they are also the foundation of our social democratic values. Especially the disadvantages and oppression which are connected with being female seem difficult to overcome; they only become clear when you look at the underlying causes of the problems. Gender is the sum of social, cultural and behavioural aspects which are attributed to sex. Those views and behaviours can put women all over the world in a subordinate role. The liberation from the position of powerlessness and the struggle for equal right, participation and opportunities is a core task of social democracy. This struggle against the increased discrimination of women is at the heart of our movement and it is not limited by territorial, religious and socio-cultural borders.
About girls and boys
In many countries the birth of a newborn is celebrated in a grandiose way; a new life is always a miracle. “Is it a boy or a girl?” is the first question we ask when a baby is born. For most parents it does not make a difference: “as long as it is healthy”. Unfortunately this is not a reality everywhere. In some cultures girls are lucky to be born at all. Worldwide millions of baby girls disappear through pre-natal screening and the following gender-selective abortion. But even if you are lucky enough to get through the first selection round then there is still a long way to go. Chance might have it that you are kept at home away from school: just because you are a girl. Even the lucky ones encounter enough obstacles. Does your school have sanitary facilities for girls? Is an arranged marriage or female genital mutilation your cultural heritage? Can you cross the streets safely as a woman? Even if you have overcome all these obstacles and you have a school diploma there is still a long way to go. It is, for instance, still the question whether you will be accepted at the higher education facilities or if you can work in the profession of your choice. Will you ever be financially independent so that you can stand on your own feet in case of a divorce? Do you even have divorce in your country?
Focussing on women and the labour market we can also witness major barriers to gender equality. Many women end up in precarious jobs in the informal sector when becoming a mother and are exposed to dangerous environments or harsh working conditions, sometimes far away from home. Let there be no misunderstanding. This is a worldwide problem and it is not limited to the poorest countries. Problems vary widely from city to the countryside, from country to country and from continent to continent. In most rich countries women still earn less than men, are less well represented than men in top jobs in the business world, governmental agencies or in politics; caring tasks often are an exclusively female domain and women are the first victims if there is an economic crisis.
We have a long way to go
And yet many people worldwide are convinced that the emancipation of women, especially in the Western world, has gradually come to completion. In most countries women can go to school, vote and stand as a candidate for a political party, drive, bear children when they want, choose their own partner and divorce when they want. But with all that we are not yet there. Achievements on paper are not enough: not just words but deeds! To tackle the gap between reality and words the awareness of the problem needs to be raised. If you are sitting on a chair it is difficult to imagine how tiring it is to have to stand. It is the same with gender: if you have never consciously been deprived on the basis of your sexual orientation and gender identity it is difficult to imagine that there is a structural inequality. So it starts with awareness. Of our own behaviour and that of others. Of the social agreements and norms which underpin this situation. And of the legal and social struggle for equal rights and opportunities which is far away from being fought worldwide. This continuously demands our attention. That is why the gender equality in general and more specific in relation to decent work has to be a priority on the political agenda. We as social democrats commit ourselves to this cause!
Conventions
Equality between women and men is one of the five fundamental human rights next to security, integrity, freedom and dignity. The preamble of the Declaration on Human Rights adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993 establishes that the rights contained in the charter also apply to women regardless of tradition or religion. This agreement is not the only one in which women are the focal point. In 1979 the United Nations signed a Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court regards different forms of sexual violence as crimes against humanity. The UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2000 contains regulations to ban all crimes in the name of honour which are committed against women. The third of the eight UN millennium goals is dedicated to equal opportunities and the empowerment of women. At the Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in 1994 and the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen specific paragraphs where devoted to women and their health. All this is characteristic of the important and relevant role which the U.N. has with the support of women and NGOs that fight for women’s rights around the world.
But the important role of the U.N. unfortunately does not mean that in all those places where women suffer discrimination and violence measures are taken to fight against it. In 79 countries there is no legislation against domestic violence, in 127 countries you cannot tackle sexual harassment of women by means of the law. Especially when it comes to sexual harassment on the shop-floor protection is often limited or absent. In many parts of the world the subjugation of women is connected to the property and family laws in conjunction with national or customary regulations, tradition or religion. These are also often the countries which have refused to sign the agreements reached within the framework of the United Nations.
Countries such as Iran, Somalia and Sudan did not sign the UN Convention on Women’s Rights which is telling for the way women are treated in these countries. Equality between women and men is non-existent. This can also be said of the right to security. In countries such as China, India, Pakistan or Bangladesh millions of women are missing from the statistics. To have to pay for a dowry or to have to produce a male heir necessary for the worshipping of the ancestors can, especially in combination with poverty, be seen as the cause for selective abortion, baby killing and the very high number of deaths amongst young girls. But even if you survive all this there is no guarantee for a safe existence; the arranged marriages at a very young age and the early pregnancies are also grounds for domestic violence and high death rates. According to the World Health Organization there are about 140 million women in Sub-Saharan Africa which have been circumcised which is a violation of the Right to Integrity. All this is due to the absence of the Right to Freedom as a fundamental right. In the Arab countries the subordination of women is even anchored by law, and in those countries where the Sharia Law is seen as the main legal source the situation is even worse.
The elimination of disadvantages and the oppression of women, the improvement of the female situation needs to start with the acknowledgement of the five mentioned human rights which are also women’s rights since 1993. But also in countries where from a legal perspective everything seems to be fine, the violation of human rights is tolerated when it concerns women. According to UNICEF, 200.000 male tourists are involved in sex tourism in which the turnover is more than 5 billion euro. The sex industry and female trafficking are still on the rise, and commercial exploitation of women is encouraged by the Internet. Also new problems such as cyberdating, sxting and grooming deserve our attention. What need to be addressed as well are the forced marriages of oftentimes young Muslim girls in Western Europe. In France alone this amounted to 70.000 children a couple of years ago. These are all infringements of fundamental human rights such as the right to dignity and integrity.
This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. Not one single country in the world has achieved gender equality and thus around the world countries have to take action and deliver on women’s rights and gender equality. While the UN has reached an agreement on having gender equality and women’s rights as a Stan-Alone Goal part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), as progressives we want to be more ambitious and ensure that gender equality is an integral part of all SDGs and that adequate funding is allocated to gender equality. We need to ensure that progress in women’s rights remains positive and growing in the next years to come and for the next generations of women around the world.
One in three
Your mother, neighbour or I: the chances are high that one of us has been victimized by physical or sexual violence in our lifetime. Be it by a partner, a colleague or an unknown person on the street: the current world is still quite an unsafe place for women. According to a recent study by the European Agency of Fundamental Rights in Vienna, 45 percent of Dutch women, for instance, said that they had become a victim of physical or sexual violence once or multiple times since the age of 15. That is quite a bit higher than the European average of 33 percent. At least 4 percent of women said they had been raped. That is about 9 million women and is more than the whole population of Austria! The same study showed that almost 75 percent of the interviewed women in management positions had to deal with sexual harassment on the job. One out of four of such incidents happened in the year prior to the study.
Not only in Europe is the insecurity of women a problem. All over the world many crimes are committed against women on the grounds of loss of the honour of the husbands and families and based on the idea that the female body is foremost to be seen as the property of her husband or that of her family. Religion should not be misused to violate women’s rights. Such views are in conflict with the right to integrity. Furthermore this is the basis for the most general form of violence against women: rape. According to estimates by police in South Africa every 36 seconds a woman is raped whilst in Egypt one out of ten women says they have been sexually assaulted on the street. The recent uproar in India about the brutal rape and murder of a young student has of course led to a social debate about the position of women and girls in the community but it has not yet led to a solution for the deeply rooted problem with new victims as sad evidence.
It does not need further explanation that as long as the security of women in public transport, on the street, at school, at home or at the workplace cannot be guaranteed, women and girls cannot participate in an equal manner in society. It is therefore of utmost importance that the social taboo to discuss the issue of violence against women be broken and that within organisations, schools, businesses and the government more attention be paid to the issue of security. This process begins with the awareness of women and girls themselves, but also requires an active contribution by men and boys because a safer world is made together.
Barriers on the job market
In September 2014 the G20 ministers of social affairs and employment came together in Australia to discuss the prevention of structural unemployment, the creation of better jobs and the expansion of the labour market participation. The following has been included into the final act about the empowerment of the position and participation of women:
“We recognise that promoting greater participation by women in the labour market, and improving the quality of their employment, would contribute to stronger and more inclusive growth. Therefore, we commit to take the steps needed to close gender gaps in opportunities and labour market outcomes.”
The gaps! These are manifold when it comes to women and men on the labour market. It is the salary gap but also the access to and the opportunities on the labour market, right to a living wage and lawful benefits, including maternity leave. This is also confirmed by international organisations such as the IMF. But although Christine Lagarde herself underlines the importance of female leadership she recently had to admit that ‘the IMF staff considers gender issues a distraction from the more pressing problems of financial stability or monetary policy’.
Gender issues a distraction!? Knowing that the reduction of gender gaps and the rise in the participation of women in the economy by improving the access to (quality) jobs contributes to a stronger economy? Gender issues are not a distraction but precisely ‘a more pressing problem of financial stability’. If you look at a problem such as that of the shrinking workforce in the G20 countries then that is particularly a gender issue. The labour market participation of women lies at about 57% as opposed to 83% of men. This is an enormous chance to expand the job offer for women and to mitigate the negative effects of a shrinking workforce. In this way we would not only work to create an inclusive and diverse labour market but also make a significant contribution to the economic growth of countries.
Fortunately the female labour market participation is increasing and women are more equally represented in middle management, but women are still over-represented in low-paying jobs and informal economies such as that of domestic workers. At the same time women are still underrepresented at the top or CEO level. And although women now work more outside of the home, the responsibility for the household and the caring for the children is still mainly their task. As a result women have a double workload, having paid job and an unpaid task at home. As long as policy makers and political leaders do not see the tackling of this inequality as an urgent issue and it is not made part of economic growth stimulation and job creation no real progress can be reached in solving the inequality on the labour market.
The self-sufficiency of girls and women must be increased. In Uganda they achieve this by way of the Empowerment and Livelihoods for Adolescents programme. This programme teaches professional skills to girls and offers them training for jobs on the local market. In addition to the economic benefit this programme shows that the participating girls have much more control over their sexual and reproductive health. But also the fight for living wages should be part of the fight for gender equality, as the effect of such a measure would be felt especially by women.
Women and power
‘Investing in gender equality is not only the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing to do’ as stated by the World Bank in 2012 at the presentation of the results of their yearly World Development Report. What became clear? Women invest more than 90% of their available income in their family, whereas men only invest 30% to 40%. The United Nations had the effect on investing in female farmers researched and came to the conclusion that if female farmers had equal access to information, knowledge, land and materials as men they would produce 30% to 40% more food and with that it is estimated that 100 to 150 million people would not suffer from hunger anymore.
Also in the business world you had better take the factor women seriously. Research by Dow Jones shows that start-ups with more female executives have more chances of being successful whilst Credit Suisse has calculated that companies with at least one woman on the board of directors do better at the stock market and are more stable in times of crisis. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) confirmed these findings. In a worldwide database they have stored information from 162 countries since 2006. From those records the same picture arises: the more women in power the better a country performs economically.
But not just from an economic perspective does gender balance pay off. Also the society at large benefits from increased equality. In Ghana, as the number of women who own land increases so does the amount spent on food. In India, an increased number of women in public administration positions by means of a quota system resulted in an increase in investments in public facilities, such as water, sanitary facilities but also irrigation and schooling, as well as a significant decrease in corruption. Moreover, in villages with female leaders bribes occurred on fewer occasions than in villages with male leaders as was revealed by a World Bank report.
Notwithstanding all this evidence that a healthy men-women balance also produces a healthier economy the rise of women to top positions on a global level is stagnating. Almost a century after women have gained the right to vote, better access to higher education, started working in professions which were previously only accessible by men there is still no country on earth where women have equal access to power and influence as men. In the Dutch parliament there are as many as 16 groups. Of those only one is lead by a woman. Gender balance does not come by itself and deserves our continuous attention also (and maybe especially) at the top. That is where the impact of women is indeed the highest. Measures aimed at promoting women to top positions are of utmost importance, not only for women but for society as a whole. Not because it has to be done but because it works. In Australia the Male Champions initiative works together with male CEOs from the business world and leaders within the government to jointly push for a considerable and sustainable increase in the representation of women in leadership positions.
Education and labour market
To get paid work, to achieve economic independence, education is a fundamental pre-requisite. Therefore, education was made one of the millennium goals which have to be achieved between 2000 and 2015. From the yearly progress reports it is clear that improvements are made but still about 57 million children are deprived from basic education. More than half of those are girls. The lower level of the secondary school is inaccessible for 71 million children. More than half of those are girls as well. In Sub-Sahara Africa, West and South Asia the gap between boys and girls is the widest. However, when girls finish elementary school they usually go on to secondary school. This is the case in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to UNICEF, education for girls benefits the whole of society. They marry later and have fewer children, and more often they want to make sure their children go to school
Although a lot still needs to change in order to improve access to education for all children and to overcome the existing differences between boys and girls in this area, there is evidence of improvement. But the set goals will not be achieved in 2015 so they demand more political pressure and financial input. Therefore, the European Union has given priority in its development budget to education and care especially for girls. Recent studies by the ILO in 80 countries show that a better access by women to education leads to an increased female participation on the labour market. In the meantime 40% of jobs worldwide are held by women. But from a legal and political perspective women are far behind notwithstanding the fact that in the last few years the number of female parliamentarians and female ministers has increased.
The World Economic Forum has found in its Global Gender Gap Report 2014 that the economic inequality between women and men is slowly diminishing. If this trend continues economic equality will be achieved in about 81 years. And if in the same report it is stated how useful the participation of women on the labour market is, not only for them but also for the national income whilst the children are also better educated, then such a timeline sounds unbearable.
We, progressives from around the world do not want to wait four generations for gender equality to become reality. We want to act in the here and now and make real progress. Not just words, but also deeds. Therefore, we are committed to the following points of action:
Action Points: Gender Equality and Decent Work
- Awareness of the issue is crucial. It is the urgency which is lacking with policy makers and political leaders. That is why we have to put the gender issue on the top of the political agenda. The momentum for the equality of women in the workplace must be given a new impetus. There is evidence of progress but the stated goals will not be achieved in 2015 so they demand more political and financial input. We call upon all our parties, leaders and representatives to be at the forefront of this struggle, in particular in 2015 which marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and the preparation of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Political, economic and social participation of women is first and foremost a human right and a matter of justice. Culture should evolve, but when it contradicts fundamental rights, fundamental rights should prevail. Increasing the participation of women in the labour market is a way to empower women and a benefit for the whole society. Furthermore it is increasing the national income. Gender budgeting is a tool to promote the fulfilment of women’s rights
- Women are predominant in lower-paying jobs and in the informal sector, where social protection benefits in case of illness or job loss are non-existent. Progressives stand for the realisation of decent work for all worldwide (in line with our political and ideological principles and ILO conventions and standards). We should stand up for secure, socially just and regulated employment protecting workers rights in the formal and informal economy. This implies a disaggregated approach to targeting the most vulnerable, excluded worldwide, women being a majority in these groups. Education and training of tangible skills are important to improve chances of women on the labour market. Equal pay for equal work is not a choice but a must.
- Women are often the first victims of a financial crisis or a divorce. Poverty seems to be a more disproportionate burden on the shoulders of women, especially when they are the breadwinner Social democrats strive for empowerment and financial independence of women: Leave no woman behind! The struggle for living wages and social protection floors should also be part of the feminist agenda, since such measures would have an extremely positive effect on the position of many women and their families.
- Still too few women occupy top positions in companies, on the labour market or in politics. To promote and encourage changes in this respect the support and cooperation of men is of undeniable value. The endeavour to reach maximum participation of women in top positions is a priority for us. Give a good example and the rest will follow. We support the idea of gender quotas as a transitional instrument for increasing women’s political and economic representation.
- The barriers which prevent women from participating in an equal manner must be eliminated. Hereby our attention has to reach further than the labour market alone otherwise the danger of low paid and precarious jobs will remain. We are convinced that women and men should have the same opportunities for developing a career and taking care of the family. Therefore we support a work life balance for both women and men. Arrangements for maternity and parental leave are fundamental for securing a basic income for mothers and fathers. Therefore public, affordable and high-quality care provisions with universal access to health, education, housing, childcare and social security will be one of our political priorities. One of the ways to tackle this issue is to give young women and girls (new) knowledge and opportunities to enhance their ability of self-sufficiency and self-determination.
- This is why legal barriers must be taken down. Too many countries are far behind in their legislation to protect women in the labour market. There are countries where women need permission from their spouses to be able to work or to obtain official identification documents.
- Women have to be able to safely perform in the workplace. Public safety is the basis for being able to live your life and go to work. Sexual harassment and violence must be dealt with on a structural level. We are committed to the bodily integrity of women as such, we urge all governments to combat gender based violence and call for the ratification and full implementation of the Convention to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and an optional protocol and other human rights‘instruments, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We also support the establishment of centres for abused women and projects that help to break down the taboo on this topic.
- We need to keep fighting for equal and full access to sexual and reproductive rights of all women, including sexual education, medical assistance, contraceptives and abortion, regardless of their status, origin or ethnicity. Ensuring sexual and reproductive rights contributes towards women’s social, political and economical empowerment.
- Discrimination in the workplace must be countered and abolished because it is a breach of women’s rights. We strive for equality, equity and economic justice for everyone, no matter what sexual orientation or gender identity. This also includes countering/combating of gender stereotypes in education, in society and on the labour market.
- We advocate cooperation with social partners. Not only the governments, unions and employers need to take action in increasing women’s representation and participation, but women and the women’s movement as well. We need to give space and support the new and young feminist movements as well as organisations that represent informal workers. They play a crucial role and deserve our support in shaping the women’s rights of the 21st century.
- Entrepreneurship and property rights. Worldwide fewer women than men own property or housing or a company. No difference must be made in the inheritance law between women and men. In many countries women can only access property via male family members. This injustice needs to be addressed. We strive to guarantee women’s land tenure and land use rights and want to improve access to capital for women.
- In order to secure food sovereignty of women, we advocate a recognition of smallholder farmers, particularly women, as key economic actors whose right to use and own land should be protected against land grabbing through legally binding safeguards.
- Equal representation of women and men starts within our own political party family. We are committed to realise parity within our parliamentary groups and governments and in our party structures on the national, regional and local level. Part of this endeavour is supporting women to become a candidate. Changing the world starts at home. Not just words, but deeds.
It Is Eritrea and Its People that EPDP Represents at International Conferences
Saturday, 30 May 2015 18:50 Written by EPDP Information OfficeEPDP Information Office
When a delegation of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) attends a regional or international conference - like the ones it recently attended in Niger, Leipzig, Stockholm, Tunisia and Rotterdam – it presents not a party message but it represents Eritrea, and the message is always a loud cry of Eritrea and its people. For example, see in annex to this report the full text of the message shared with participants of the recent conference of the Progressive Alliance held between 22 and 23 May in Rotterdam, Holland.
At the Rotterdam conference, all the statements and interventions made by members of the delegation were about the major problems faced by our people today. The meetings of heads of participant delegations, the steering and resolution drafting committees, and the workshops focused on gender problems were ripe opportunities in which the EPDP delegation members could tell the sad Eritrea narrative that included the maltreatments at home and the risks of refugees in the deserts and high seas.
Aside from the formal meetings, EPDP delegations get the opportunity of meeting with so many important state and party figures and exchange notes with them about Eritrea in the past 24 years under a repressive one-man rule.
The Progressive Alliance, which now enjoys the membership of 106 labour, socialist and social democratic parties and over 30 affiliated associations, holds conferences in different parts of the world. The Rotterdam conference on gender equality was attended by delegations representing 46 parties, a good number of them ruling parties in their respective countries.
EPDP delegation members posing with Mr. Mustafa Ben Jaafer, head of the social democratic Ettakatul party of Tunisia. He is the man who chaired the commission that drafted and gave Tunis its exemplary constitution now put to full effect.
During the boat tour and dinner of conference participants, EPDP’s Ms Adiam Tefferi took the opportunity of having an extensive chat about the plight of Eritrean women with Ms. Kirsten Meijer, the international secretary of the Dutch Labour Party that hosted the Rotterdam conference.
The Mayor of Rotterdam, Mr. Ahmed Aboutaleb, flanked by EPDP delegation members
Annexed is Full text:
Eritrean Statement at PA Conference
On Gender Equality and Decent Work
Rotterdam, 22-23 May 2015
Distinguished Delegations of Fraternal Parties and Associations,
We, addressing this message to you fraternal forces and comrades-in-struggle, are representatives of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), a force engaged in a non-violent struggle for democratic change in our country. A mainstream Eritrean democratic party in exile, the EPDP is a founding member and signatory of the PA declaration adopted at the Leipzig conference of 24 May 2013.
We are pleased to note that, in addition to expressing PA commitments to promote human rights, the joint pursuit of freedom, justice, social equality, sustainability and international solidarity, this Rotterdam conference is determined to highlight and address the problems of gender inequality, and in doing so show the ways of addressing the plight of women everywhere, including of those much abused and distressed Eritrean women, as pronounced earlier this year by a Specialized UN Committee on discrimination against women. (See details in annex below).
Dear PA Conference Participants,
You are well aware that the government in Eritrea is the most repressive dictatorship in Africa today. It is also well known that no rule of law exists in Eritrea whose ratified constitution was rendered null and void by the president. No national elections have taken place in the past 24 years in the country where free press, free association and very basic human rights including the freedom to worship one’s chosen faith are totally non-existent. The last time the rubber stamp assembly of the ruling party met was in February 2002!!
The forced military conscription of all citizens between the ages of 18 and 70 (!!) years in the army and militias, and the open-ended “national service” or forced labour that literally became modern-day slavery brought life in Eritrea to a standstill. Any opposition or criticism of the wrong policies of the regime leads to risks of cruel torture, disablement or slow death. Well over 10,000 persons languish in over 300 prisons without recourse to legal courts. No wonder that the Eritrean society is now at a state of breaking down. This breakdown of a highly militarized society is also very likely to cause havoc in the region and much beyond it.
The suffering of hundreds of thousands of Eritrean refugees in the entire region has remained a disturbing development for years. The tragedies faced by a large number of Eritreans in the Sinai, the Libyan desert and the Mediterranean Sea are also only examples of a bigger problem at home.
Dear Comrades and Friends,
This delegation is taking the liberty of reiterating the party’s calls to this forum to give adequate attention to peoples languishing under unbearable types of governance that do not allow any consideration of addressing gender inequality and decent work. To this end, and as a top priority,
- We in the EPDP ask the Progressive Alliance to organize a special meeting on the problem of peoples in the Horn of Africa and see how the PA can help distressed peoples like the Eritreans to overcome their problems.
- There is an urgent need of supporting non-state civil and political actors towards building their capacities to become alternative democratic forces in those states under repressive regimes that do not allow multi-party democracy.
- PA member parties to establish a special group that follows up the situation of gender inequalities in Africa and other less developed regions of the world.
No doubt, gender inequality, the theme of this conference is of great concern to us all. Although the wrong policies of the dictatorship in Eritrea affect every citizen, the problems faced by Eritrean women are much worse. The situation of Eritrean women, who paid dearly in the liberation struggle and whose basic rights were relatively respected during the armed struggle, was reverted to square one in the past 24 years after liberation. The observations of an important UN body, that are included to this message below, will give PA meeting participants a picture of the condition of Eritrean women today.
Sincerely yours,
Menghesteab Asmerom,
Chairman,
The Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) in exile
Annex
Situation of Women in Eritrea
The UN Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea and the UN Human Rights Rapporteur for Eritrea have been compiling disquieting human rights abuses in Eritrea covering the period 1991 to the present. Their mid-term report in March 2015 affirmed that the autocratic government in Asmara brought the Eritrean people to the brink of losing “hope for their future”. The UN Inquiry Commission is expected to submit its final report to the UN Human Rights Council on 26 June 2015.
The report will no doubt reveal, inter alia, the tragic situation of women in Eritrea although the problem was also very recently scrutinized by another specialized UN committee whose 6 March 2015 statement severely criticized the Eritrean regime for utter failure to respect women’s rights enshrined in a convention that the Eritrean regime itself has already signed.
The UN Committee on Convention to Eliminate all forms Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) discussed women’s situation in Eritrea on 26 February 2015. Its concluding observations contain serious concerns on lack of basic steps needed in the protection and promotion of women’s rights. It said no improvement in the situation can be expected without a constitution and respect of the rule of law.
Prevalence of sexual abuse of women in the Eritrean army, absence of criminal action against sex offenders, the open-ended “national service” that force women and families to escape from the regime, and the presence of small arms at every corner in the country were mentioned among the concerns of the CEDAW committee that believed they should be addressed “as a matter of high priority”. Listed below are excerpts from the CEDAW committee’s concluding observations.
From UN CEDAW Observations:
6: The Committee considers that the indefinite national service, the ineffective implementation of the 1997 Constitution and the suspension of the National Assembly, have resulted in a deterioration of the rule of law and resulted in a serious refugee crisis which pose a challenge to the implementation of the Convention. Therefore the Committee urges the State party to implement the recommendations contained in the present concluding observations as a matter of high priority.
8(e): Concerned about [t]he proliferation of small arms and the accessibility of firearms to individuals in the framework of the national service and their impact on the security of women.
9(b): Prevent, investigate, prosecute in criminal courts, and punish all cases of violence against women and girls in the national service and at the Sawa Military Training Centre, implement a policy of zero tolerance and provide legal aid, rehabilitation programmes and compensation to victims;
11(a): Ensure the effective implementation of the 1997 Constitution of Eritrea and expedite the planned Constitutional review process, within a clear timeframe and with transparent procedures …
13(b): Ensure that all cases of violence and discrimination against women covered by the Convention are brought under the jurisdiction of criminal instead of military courts, including when violations of the law are committed by military or public officials;
20(c): Alleged perpetrators of sexual violence against women in the national service are rarely prosecuted.
22. …it is concerned about reports that numerous women and girls, including unaccompanied children who are fleeing the country become victims of human trafficking and smuggling.
24. …it is concerned that women remain underrepresented in senior government positions and at reports that the measures taken only benefit women sharing the views of the political party in power.
25(b): Expeditiously hold free and fair elections to the National Assembly and other elected bodies, ensuring that all women, including those from disadvantaged groups and those holding divergent opinions, can vote and stand for election;
49: It also invites the State party to consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court [other international treaties].
EPDP delegation with party representatives from Angola, Kenya and Swaziland.
ሰዲህኤ ኣብ ዝካፈሎም ኣህጕራዊ መጋባያታት ብዛዕባ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ጥራሕ ኢዩ ዝዛረብ
Saturday, 30 May 2015 13:50 Written by ቤት ጽሕፈት ዜና ሰዲህኤሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰዲህኤ)፡ ኣብ ዝካፈሎም ከም ናይ ኒያሚ፡ ላይፕዚግ፡ ስቶክሆልም፡ ቱኒስን ሮተርዳምን ዝኣመሰሉ መጋባእያታት ዘሕልፎም መልእኽትታት ብዛዕባ ነብሱ ዘይኰነስ፡ ብዛዕባ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ኢዩ ዝጣበቕ። ንኣብነት ምስ'ዚ ተታሓሒዙ ዘሎ ኣብ'ቲ ካብ 22-23 ግንቦት 2014 ኣብ ሮተርዳም፡ ሆላንድ እተጋብአ ዋዕላ ዝተዘርግሐ ኣብ ጥብቆ ዘሎ ጽሑፍ ተመልከት።
ኣብ ሮተርዳም ኣብ እተሰላሰለ ዋዕላ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት፡ ብኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ ዝተጻሕፉ ይኹኑ ዝተዘርግሑ መልእኽትታት፡ ብዛዕባ ጸገማት ህዝብና ጥራሕ ኢዩ ዝገልጹ። መራሕቲ ናይ ልኡኻት፡ ኣካያዲትን ውሳኔታት እትነድፍ ሽማግለን ናይ ምምይይጥ ዓውደታትን (ዎርክሾፕ) ዘካየድዎም ኣኼባታት ብዛዕባ "ጾታዊ ማዕርነት" ዝብል ቴማ ኢዮም ዘትዮም። ኣብ'ዚ ኣኼባታት'ዚ ድማ፡ ኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ፡ ብዛዕባ ኵነታት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራን ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታትን ንምግላጽ ጽቡቕ ዕድል ረኺቦም ኢዮም።
ኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ ካብ የማን ንጸጋም (መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም፡ ወልደሱስ ዓማር፡ መሓሪ ተስፋማርያም፡ ኣድያም ተፈራ ምስግና)
ኣብ ግዜ ዕረፍቲ ድማ፡ ኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ፡ ምስ ኣባላት መሪሕነት መንግስታትን ሰልፍታትን እናተራኸቡ፡ ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ኤርትራን ህዝብና ኣብ ዝሓልፉ 24 ዓመታት ዘሕልፎም መረርቲ ተመኵሮታትን ምግላጽ፡ ምልላይን ኣድራሻታት ምቅይያርን ዝኣመሰሉ ዕማማት የካይዱ ነይሮም።
ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት 106 ናይ ዕዮ፡ ማሕበረ-ዲሞክራስያውያንን ዴሳውያንን ሰልፍታትን 30 ዝዀነ መሓዙት ማሕበራትን ዘጠቓልል ጽላል ኰይኑ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ኵርንዓት ናይ ዓለም ዋዕላታት ይገብር። ኣብ ዋዕላ ሮተርዳም ዝተኻፈሉ ሰልፍታት 46 ኰይኖም ብዙሓት ካብኦም ድማ ኣብ ስልጣን ዘለዉ ሰልፍታት ኢዮም።
ኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ ምስ ኣቶ ሙስጣፋ ቢን ጃዕፈር፡ ኣቦ መንበር ማሕበረ-ዲሞክራስያዊ ሰልፊ ኣልተከቱል ናይ ቱኢዝያ። ቢን ጃዕፈር፡ ኣቦ መንበር ኮሚሽን ንቅዋም ናይ ቱኒዝያ ዝነደፈት ኮሚቴ ዝወሰድዎ ስእሊ።
ናብ ወደብ ሮተርዳም ብጃልባ ዑደት ኣብ ዝተገብረሉ ናይ ድራር ግብዣ፡ ወይዘሮ ኣድያም ተፈራ ምስግና፡ ምስ ወይዘሮ ኪርስተን ማየር፡ ኣህጕራዊት ሰክረታርያ ናይቲ ንዋዕላ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት ዘአንገደ ሰልፊ ዕዮ ሆላንድ፡ ተራኺባ ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራ ንምዕላል ዕድል ረኺባ።
ከንቲባ ከተማ ሮተርዳም፡ ኣቶ ኣሕመድ ኣቡጣልብ ምስ ኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ
ምሉእ ትሕዝቶ ናይ'ቲ ኣብ ዋዕላ ሮተርዳም ዝተዘርግሐ መልእኽቲ ሰዲህኤ ከም'ዚ ዝስዕብ ኢዩ።
መግለጺ ሰዲህኤ ብዛዕባ ጾታዊ ማዕርነትን ፍሓዊ ስራሕን ኣብ ዋዕላ ሮተርዳም፡ 22-23 ግንቦት 2015
ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ልኡኻት ኣሓት ሰልፍታትን ማሕበራትን
ንሕና፡ ነዚ መልእኽቲ'ዚ ነመሓላልፈልኩም ዘለና፡ ኣባላት ናይ'ቲ ብሰላማውን ፖለቲካውን ቃልሲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ንምምጻእ ዝቃለስ ዘሎ መሓዛኹም ዝዀነ ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰዲህኤ) ኢና። ሰዲህኤ፡ ሓደ ካብ'ቶም ቀንዲ ምእንቲ ዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ዝቃለሱ ሰልፍታት ኰይኑ ኣባል ናይ'ቲ ብ24 ግንቦት 2013 ኣብ ላይፕዚግ እተሰላሰለ መስራቲ ጕባኤ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነትን ተጣባቒ ናይ'ቶም ኣብኡ ዝጸደቑ ውሳኔታትን ኢዩ።
ኣብ ርእስ'ቲ፡ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት፡ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት፡ ናጽነት፡ ፍትሒ፡ ማሕበራዊ ማዕርነት፡ ዘላቒ ሰላምን ኣህጕራዊ ምድግጋፍን ንምርግጋጽ ዝኣተዎ መብጽዓታት፣ ኣብ ዋዕላ ሮተርዳም፡ ንጾታዊ ማዕርነት ከም ቀንዲ ቴማኡ ብምውሳድ፡ ብዛዕባ ኣብ ኵሉ ኵርንዓት ናይ ዓለም ዝርከባ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ፡ እንተላይ ብዛዕባ'ተን፡ ብመሰረት ጸብጻብ ፍልይቲ ሽማግለ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ዝጐሳቘላ ዘለዋ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራ ክዛተ ምምራጹ፡ ንሕና ከም ሰዲህኤ መጠን ክብ ዝበለ ክብርን ሓጐስን ይስምዓና። (ኣብ ታሕቲ ዘሎ ጥብቆ ተመልከት)
ክቡራትንን ክቡራንን ተኻፈልቲ ዋዕላ
ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ስርዓት ኣዝዩ ጸቓጥን ዲክታቶርያውን ስርዓት፡ ብሕጊ ዘይግዛእ ነቲ ብህዝቢ ዝጸደቐ ቅዋም ውን ፕረሲደንት ኤርትራ ብኢደ-ወነኑ ደው ከምዘበሎን ትፈልጡ ኢኹም። ኣብ ዝሓለፉ 24 ዓመታት ኣብ ኤርትራ ዝተኻየደ ሃገራዊ ምርጫታት የለን። ኤርትራ፡ ናጽነት ናይ ፕረስ፡ ናጽነት ናይ ምእካብን ካልኦት መሰረታውያን መሰላት ወዲሰብ፡ እንተላይ መሰል ናይ ኣምልኾ ዘይኽበረላ ሃገር ኢያ ኰይና ዘላ። እቲ ስርዓት ባዕሉ ዘቖሞ ፓርላማ፡ ኣብ ለካቲት 2002 ምስ ተኣከበ ብድሕሪኡ ተኣኪቡ ኣይፈልጥን።
ኣስገዳድ ዕስክርናን ደረት ዘይብሉ መደብ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎትን ወይ ድማ ባርነትን ናይ'ቶም ኣብ መንጐ 18 ክሳብ 70 ዓመታት ዝዕድሚኦም ዜጋታት ንንቡር ህይወት ናይ ኤርትራውያን ዘሪግዎ ኢዩ። ዝዀነ ይኹን ተቓውሞ ኣንጻር ፖሊሲታት ስርዓት ህግዲፍ፡ ናይ ማእሰርቲ፡ ዓዛብን ሞትን መቕጻዕቲ ኢዩ ዘስዕበልካ። ልዕሊ 10,000 ዝዀኑ እሱራት፡ ብዘይ ክስን ፍርድን፡ ኣብ 300 ኣብያተ-ማእሰርቲ ተዳጒኖም ኣለዉ። ኤርትራ፡ ከም ደውላ ናብ ፍሽለትን ምብትታንን ገጻ'ያ ተምርሕ ዘላ። እዚ ድማ ኣብ'ቲ ዞና ኣሉታዊ ኣሰራት ክህልዎ ኢዩ።
በማእት ዝቝጸሩ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ኣብ'ቲ ዞና ዘሕልፍዎ ዘለዉ ስቅያት ኣዝዩ ኣሻቓሊ ኢዩ። ኣብ ሊብያ፡ ሲናን ማእከላይ ባሕርን ንኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ዘጋጥሞም ዘሎ ሓደጋታት መርኣያ ናይ ሃለዋት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ውሽጢ ኢዮም።
ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ኣዕሩኽን መቓልስትን
ህዝብና ኣብ ትሕቲ ዘይጽወር ሕማቕ ምምሕዳር ዘሕልፎ ዘሎ ሓሳረ-መከራ፡ ንጾታዊ ማዕርነት ይኹን ፍትሓዊ ስራሕ ኣብ ግብሪ ንምውዓል ኣዝዩ ኣጸጋሚ ምዃኑ እናኣመትና፡ ተኻፈልቲ ዋዕላ ነዞም ዝስዕቡ ጕዳያት ግቡእ ትዅረት ክትህቡሎም ንምሕጸን።
1. ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት፡ ብዛዕባ ሽግራት ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ ዝዝቲ ፍሉይ ኣኼባ ክጽውዕን ግዲኡ ኣብ ምቅላል ናይ'ዚ ጸገማት'ዚ እንታይ ምዃኑ ክግምግምን ሰዲህኤ ይጽውዕ፤
2. ንዘይመንግስታውያን ሲቪላውያንን ፖለቲካውያንን ተዋሳእቲ መተካእታ ናይ'ቲ ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓት ንምዃን ዘብቅዖም ናይ ዓቕሚ ምምዕባል ስልጠናታትን ደገፋትን ክግበረሎም፤
3. ኣብ ኣፍሪቃን ካልኦት ዘይምዕቡላት ዞባታትን ንዘሎ ዘይምዕሩይ ጾታዊ ኵነታት እትከታተል ፍልይቲ ኣካል ወይ ሽማግለ ምቛም።
ጾታዊ ማዕርነት ዝብል ቴማ ኣገዳሲ ምዃኑ ዘካትዕ ኣይኰነን። ግጉይ ፖሊሲታት ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓት ኤርትራ ንዅሉ ዜጋ ዝሃሲ'ኳ እንተዀነ፡ ሃሰያታቱ ኣብ ልዕሊ ማዕርነት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ግን ዝኸፍአ ኢዩ። እቲ ኣብ ሜዳ ብቓልሰንን ብመስዋእተንን ዘረጋገጽኦ ዝምድናዊ ማዕርነት፡ ኣብ'ዞም ዝሓለፉ 24 ናይ ናጽነት ዓመታት ንድሕሪት ኢዮም ተመሊሶም። መታን ተኻፈልቲ ዋዕላ ሮተርዳም ግቡእ ግንዛበ ክህልወኩም፡ ሓደ ትካል ሕቡራት ሃገራት ዝገበሮ መጽናዕቲ ኣተሓሒዝና ሰደልኩም ኣለና።
ምስ ምስጋና
መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም
ኣቦ መንበር ሰዲህኤ
ብመርማሪት ኮሚቴ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ዝቐረበ ንኵነታት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዝገልጽ ጽሑፍ
መርማሪት ኮሚቴ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ኣብ ኤርትራ ካብ 1991 ኣትሒዛ ክሳብ ሕጂ ክፍጸም ዝጸንሐ ዘሰንብድ ግህሰት ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ክትእክብ ጸኒሓ። ኣብ ወርሒ መጋቢት 2015 ኣብ ዘቕረበቶ ክፊላዊ ጸብጻባ፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዝገዝእ ዘሎ ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓት ንናይ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ናይ መጻኢ ተስፋታት ከምዘጸልመቶ ኢያ ጠቒሳ። እቶ ኮሚቴ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ናይ መወዳእታ ጸብጻባታ ኣብ ዝመጽእ ዘሎ ወርሒ ሰነ 2015 ኢያ ከተቕርብ።
እዚ ጸብጻብ'ዚ፡ ነቲ ዘሕዝን ሃለዋት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራ ዘቃልዕ ክኸውን ምዃኑ ዘጠራጥር ኣይኰነን። ቅድም ክብል፡ ኣብ 6 መጋቢት 2015 ብኻልእ ፍልይቲ ትካል ሕቡራት ሃገራት ዝወጸ መግለጺ፡ ንስርዓት ኤርትራ ብግህሰት ናይ'ቲ ዝፈረመሉ ውዕላት ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ዝኸስስን ዘቃልዕን'ዩ ነይሩ።
ኮሚቴ ሕቡራት ሃገራት ኣንጻር ኣብ ልዕሊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ዝፍጸም ኵሉ ዓይነት ኣድልዎን ፍልልያትን ብ26 ለካቲት 2015 ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራ ተዘራሪቡ። ንመሰላት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኤርትራ ንምኽባር ክውሰድ ዘለዎ መሰረታዊ ስጕምታት ዘይምህላዉ ድማ ኣዝዩ ኣሻቓሊ ጸገም'ዩ ኣብ ዝብ መደምደምታ በጺሑ። ብዘይ ግዝኣተ-ሕግን ብዘይ ቅዋምን እዚ መሰላት'ዚ ክሕሎ ከምዘይከኣል ድማ ኣስሚርሉ።
ኣብ ሰራዊት ኤርትራ ብስፍሓት ዝግሃድ ዘሎ ጾታዊ ዓመጽ፡ ኣንጻር ዓመጽቲ ዝውሰድ ሕጋዊ ስጕምታት ዘይምህላው፡ ደቂ ኣንስትዮን ስድራታትን ክሃድማ ዝድርኽ ዘሎ ደረት ዘይብሉ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎትን ኣብ ኵሉ ኵርንዓት ኤርትራ ተዘርጊሑ ዘሎ ንኣሽቱ ብረትን ገለ ካብ'ቶም ነቲ ኮሚቴ ዘሻቕሉ ጕዳያት ምዃኖም ተጠቒሶም። ስዒቡ ገለገለ ካብ'ቲ ጸብጻብ ዝተረኽቡ ጥቕስታት በብቕጽሮም ከነስዐልኩም ኢና።
6. ደረት ዘይብሉ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት፡ ናይ 1997 ቅዋም ኣብ ግብሪ ዘይምውዓሉን ንባይቶ ኤርትራ ምድስካልን ግዝኣተ-ሕጊ ከይሰፍን ዓንቂፉ። ከም ሳዕቤኑ ድማ፡ ነቲ ውዕል ኣብ ግብሪ ንምትርጓም ዘየኽእል ዋሕዚ ናይ ስደተኛታት ኣኸቲሉ። ስለ'ዚ፡ እቲ ኣብ ስልጣን ዘሎ ሰልፊ (ህግዲፍ ማለት ኢዩ) ነዚ ኣብ ጸብጻብ ተዘርዚሩ ዘሎ ትዕዝብትታት ኣብ ግብሪ ከውዕሎ ኣለዎ፤
8(e)፡ ብዛዕባ'ቲ ብስም ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት ተዘርጊሑ ዘሎ ማእለያ ዘይብሉ ፈኰስቲ ብረት ኣብ ልዕሊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ዝፈጥሮ ጸጥታዊ ስግኣት ከም ዘሎ ብምግንዛብ፤
9(b). ኣብ ልዕሊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮን ኣዋልድን ኣብ ወተሃደራዊ መደበር ታዕሊም ሳዋ ዝፍጸሙ ኵሉ ዓይነት ግፍዕታት ምክልኻል፡ ምምርማርን ንገበነኛታት ኣብ ቅድሚ ሕጊ ከምዝቐርቡ ምግባር ብሓደ ሸነኽ፤ ነተን ግዳያት ድማ፡ ሕጋው ደግፍን ናይ ትሃድሶ መደባት ምስራዕን ካሕሳ ከምዝኽፈለን ምግባርን፤
11(a)፡ ናይ 1997 ቅዋም ኤርትራ ኣብ ግብሪ ከምዝውዕል ምግባርን ነቲ በብእዋኑ ክግበር ተመዲቡ ንቅዋም ደጊምካ ምርኣይ ዝብል መስርሕ ብግሉጽ ኣገባብን ኣብ ግዜኡን ምክያድ፤
13(b)፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ዝፍጸሙ ኣብ'ቲ ውዕል ተጠቒሶም ዘለዉ ዓመጻትን ፍልልያትን ኣብ ክንዲ ኣብ ወተሃደራዊ ቤት ፍርዲ፣ ኣብ'ቶም እንተላይ ንወተሃደራትን ሰበስልጣንን ብይን ዝህቡ ናይ ገበነኛታት ቤት ፍርዲ ከምዝርኣዩ ምግባር፤
20(c)፡ ኣብ ልዕል ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ስጋዊ ዓመጽ ዝፍጽሙ ገበነኛታት ኣብ ሳዋ፡ ኣብ ቅድሚ ሕጊ ሳሕቲ እንተዘይኰይኑ ኣይቀርቡን ኢዮም፤
22. ....ብዛዕባ'ቶም ብዙሓት ካብ ሃገሮም ዝሃድሙ ዘለዉ ደቂ ኣንስትዮን ኣዋልድን እንተላይ ኣለይቲ ዘይብሎም ህጻናት ብዙሕ'ዩ ዘሻቕለና፤
24. ... ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ኣብ ላዕለዋይ ናይ መንግስቲ ጽፍሕታት ብግቡእ ዘይተወከላ ምዃነን ዘሻቕል ኢዩ። እተን ኣብ ላዕለዋይ ስልጣን ዘለዋ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ንርእይቶ ናይ ህግደፍ ዝድግፋ ጥራሕ ኢየን፤
25 (b)፡ ንሃገራዊ ባይቶን ካልኦት ብውድድር ዝቖሙ ኣካላትን ዝግበሩ ምርጫታት ናጻን ፍትሓውን ኰይኖም፡ ኵለን ደቂ ኣንስትዮ እንተላይ እተን ዝተፈልየ ርእይቶ ዘለወንን ኣባላት ህሱያት ጕጀለታት ዝዀናን ደቂ ኣስንትዮ ክመርጻን ክምረጻን ዘፍቅድ ክኸውን ይግባእ፤
49፡ እቲ ናይ መንግስታዊ ሰልፊ፡ ነቲ ናይ ኣህጕራዊ ቤት ፍርዲ ዝምልከት ቅዋም ሮማ ከጽድቕ ክቕበልን ንዕድም።
ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ ምስ ወከልቲ ሰልፍታት ካብ ኣንጎላ፡ ከንያን ስዋዚላንድን
ልኡኽ ሰልፊ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ ንጥፈታት ክዋሳእ እነክሎ
EPDP Delegation Hold Public Meeting in Rotterdam and Talks with Civic Society Reps
Saturday, 30 May 2015 13:31 Written by EPDP Information OfficeMaximizing its efforts to spread the priority common tasks of the Eritrean opposition, the EPDP delegation to Holland took time to organize a public meeting and hold talks with national figures and civil society leaders in Rotterdam.
The open public meeting called on 25 May was briefed by the EPDP chairman, Mr. Menghesteab Asmerom, about major current developments affecting Eritrea and its people. This included the latest moves being taken by the European Union and other quarters to serve their immediate interests by appeasing the dictatorship in Eritrea. The delegation members, who included Mr. Woldeyesus Ammar, Ms Adiam Tefferi and Mr. Mehari Tesfamariam, talk about party’s diplomatic activities and the challenges ahead, the accomplishments of the Rotterdam Conference of the Progressive Alliance which focused on gender equality and decent work as well as the role of the Eritrean community in Holland in the urgent tasks of the moment.
The public meeting that brought together veterans of the Eritrean liberation movement, women activists and representatives of youth movements was an opportunity for each meeting participants to express her/his concerns and suggest what is to be done to make the ongoing struggle more effective.
The problem created by the generational gap was one of the discussion points of great concern at the meeting. It was pointed out that there are currently hopeful engagements that started to help narrow down the differences between the youth movements and the traditional opposition organizations which were appreciated for having done their best in creating public awareness about the wrong doings of the regime.
Veteran fighters like Mr. Kubrom Dafla, who knew well the wrong doings of the dictatorial clique in Asmara, saw urgency of joint work by all forces opposed to the regime inside the country and those in disaspora.
Similarly, Mr. Ismail Ali and others reiterated the call for a national charter that can give renewed dedication to build a better country and society in post dictatorship Eritrea.
The EPDP delegation also met separately with national figures like veteran freedom fighter Omar Mohammed, and later on 25 May held extensive discussions with a group of women and youth activists in Rotterdam.
EPDP Delegation Holds Talks with Dutch Labour Party in Amsterdam
Thursday, 28 May 2015 13:41 Written by EPDP Information OfficeAt the last leg of its five-day mission to the Netherlands, the delegation of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), headed by Mr. Menghesteab Asmerom, on Tuesday, 26 May 2015, held intensive talks with concerned officials of the Dutch Labour Party at its headquarters in Amsterdam.
The meeting was opened by the EPDP chairman who warmly congratulated the Dutch Labour Party (Partij Van van de Arbei t – PvdA) for hosting a successful conference of the Progressive Alliance that took place between 22 and 23 May in Rotterdam and exhaustively explained the ever worsening political, social and economic situation in Eritrea and the difficulties and dangers faced by those Eritreans trying to escape torture and death in the hands of the repressive regime at home.
EPD and PvdA are founding members of the Progressive Alliance
Other members of the EPDP delegation at the meeting, who were Mr. Woldeyesus Ammar, head of foreign relations, and Mr. Mehari Tesfamariam, representative of the EPDP foreign office in Holland, joined in explaining the positions of their party on a number of issues and the expectations of Eritreans from fraternal parties like the Dutch Labour Party. These expectations included concrete support to the political and civil society organizations opposed to the regime in Asmara so that they could be viable alternative democratic forces for good post-dictatorship governance in the country. Special focus was also given to the urgency of support to Eritrean refugees in the Horn of Africa region as well as to those already in Holland and other European countries.
On their party the Dutch Labour Party officials expressed deep sympathies with all Eritreans victimized by their own regime and said the PvdA will play its part in addressing the various requests mentioned at the meeting. They also hoped that the struggle for change and democratization in Eritrea will achieve its well deserved objectives.
It is to be recalled that a four-person EPDP delegation made substantive contributions at the various workshops of the Progressive Alliance conference in Amsterdam. In the days that followed, the delegation also held not only an open public meeting with Eritreans in Holland but also took the opportunity to closely consult with representatives of youth movements and with veteran freedom fighters residing in Holland.
حزب الشعب الديمقراطي يشارك للمرة الرابعة في ملتقى التحالف التقدمي الأممي
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 19:59 Written by اعلام حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتريشارك وفدٌ من قيادة حزب الشعب الديمقراطي الارتري برئاسة رئيس الحزب الأخ/ منقستئاب أسمروم في ملتقى التحالف التقدمي الأممي (Progressive Alliance) الذي انعقد بمدينة روتردام بهولندا في الفترة من 22 – 23 مايو 2015م. هذا وقد تركزت مناقشات المنتدى حول موضوع الملتقى الأساسي (مساواة الجنس وإعمال العدل) (Gender equality and decent work). وقد صدر عن الملتقى اعلان تحت عنوان (نحو تطبيق عملي لمساواة الجنس) يحتوي علي 14 بنداً من الإجراءات العملية.
شارك في هذا الملتقى الذي استضافه كلٌّ من حزب العمال الهولندي وجناح التحالف التقدمي النسوي بالأحزاب الاشتراكية الاوربية، شارك فيه ستٌّ وأربعون وفداً حزبياً يمثلون الأحزاب الاشتراكية والاشتراكية الديمقراطية في أصقاع مختلفة من العالم. ومن افريقيا شاركت أحزاب من كلٍّ من أنجولا، الكاميرون، مصر، كينيا، المغرب، بوركينافاسو، تونس، سوازيلاند.
يجدر بالذكر أن حزبنا يشارك للمرة الرابعة في أعمال هذا التحالف الذي تأسس بمدينة ليبزغ الألمانية في الثاني والعشرين من مايو 2013م. هذا وقد ضم وفد الحزب الي الملتقى الحالي الي جانب الرئيس كلاً من الإخوة/ ولد يسوس عمار مسئول العلاقات الخارجية بقيادة الحزب ومحاري تسفاماريام عضو إدارة قسم العلاقات الخارجية والسيدة/ آديام تفرَّا عضو إدارة قسم الشؤون التنظيمية.
افتتح الملتقى أعماله بعقد اللجنة التنفيذية لممثلي الأحزاب اجتماعها، وقد عرض كل وفد خطته لإنفاذ شعار وموضوع المنتدى الرئيس (مساواة الجنس) في بلده. في الاجتماع الذي ترأسه السيد/ قسطنطين فوينوف عضو الحزب الديمقراطي الاشتراكي الالماني ومنسق أعمال التحالف التقدمي قدم كل وفد نبذة موجزة عن الأوضاع في بلده. وقد شرح وفد حزبنا أوضاع ارتريا الأليمة وهجرة الشباب الارتري وأسبابها.
بعد ذلك ترأست بقية جلسات الملتقى السيدة/ كرستين ماير سكرتير العلاقات الخارجية بحزب العمال الهولندي، ألقى السيد/ ديدرك سامسوم عضو حزب العمال الهولندي كلمة الافتتاح والترحيب بالوفود، ثم أتيحت المنصة لكلمات كلٍّ من رئيس ونائب رئيس جناح التحالف التقدمي النسوي بالأحزاب الاشتراكية الاوربية ووفدي الهند وتونس. وقد اختتم اليوم الأول أعماله بعقد ورش مختصة حول الموضوع الرئيس للملتقى ثم تناول عشاء داخل قارب أثناء جولة بحرية علي شواطئ روتردام.
وفد الحزب أثناء الجولة البحرية
افتتحت أعمال اليوم الثاني للملتقى بخطابٍ ضافٍ باعث علي الأمل من السيدة/ ليليان بلومان وزيرة التنمية والتجارة الخارجية الهولندية، وتلت ذلك خطابات رئيسي وفدي أورغواي والمغرب، ثم قدم خبراء مختصون دراسات علمية لإنفاذ اعلان الملتقى المتعلق بمساواة الجنس، وقبيل استراحة الغداء عقدت ورشتان تتعلقان بالمرأة ووسائل وأشكال اضطهادها. وبعد الغداء تلى السيد/ أحمد أبو طالب معتمد مدينة روتردام خطاباً أعقبته مناقشات حول البنود الأربعة عشر.
اختتم الملتقى أعماله بكلمة اختتامية من السيدة/ بوسماخر وزيرة التربية والثقافة والعلوم ثم وضع توقيعات الوفود علي لوحة سجل حضور الملتقى.
ሰዲህኤ ኣብ ከተማ ሮተርዳም ህዝባዊ ኣኼባ ኣካይዱ፣ ምስ ቤት ጽሕፈት ሰክረታርያ ሰልፊ ዕዮ ሆላንድ ተራኺቡ።
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 18:47 Written by ቤት ጽሕፈት ዜና ሰዲህኤኣቦ መንበር ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰዲህኤ)፡ ኣቶ መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም ዝመርሖ፥ ሓላፊ ቤት ጽሕፈት ወጻኢ ጕዳያት፡ ኣቶ ወልደሱስ ዓማር፤ ኣባል ምምሕዳር ቤት ጽሕፈት ውደባ፡ ወይዘሮ ኣድያም ተፈራን ኣባል ምምሕዳር ቤት ጽሕፈት ወጻኢ ጕዳያት፡ ኣቶ መሓሪ ተስፋማርያምን ዝርከብዎ ልኡኽ ብ25 ግንቦት 2015 ኣብ ከተማ ሮተርዳም፥ ሆላንድ ክፉት ህዝባዊ ኣኼባ ኣካይዶም።
ኣቶ መሓሪ ተስፋማርያም፡ ናይ እንቛዕ ደሓን መጻኩምን ናይ ምስጋና መልእኽትን ድሕሪ ምትሕልላፍ፥ ንኣባላት ልኡኽ ሰዲህኤ፡ ምስ ኣኼባታት ኣላልዪዎም፡ ቀጺሉ ድማ፡ ዛዕባ ናይ ኣኼባ ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ህዝብናን ሃገርናን፥ ከምኡ'ውን ብዛዕባ ተሳትፎ ልኡኽና ኣብ ኣኼባ ናይ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት ዝምልከት ሓበሬታታት ክውሃብ ምዃኑ ኣሚቱ።
ኣቶ መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም፡ መደርኡ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራን ንኣኼበኛታትን ናይ ዮሃና መልእኽቲ ብምትሕልላፍ ኢዩ ጀሚርዎ። ኣስዒቡ፡ ብዛዕባ ውሽጣዊ ሃለዋት ሃገርናን ህዝብናን፤ ከምኡ'ውን፥ ብዛዕባ ሓባራዊ ዕዮ ደምበ ደለይቲ ፍትሒ ዘለዎ ሚዛናትን ገምጋማትን ገሊጹ።
ኣቶ ወልደሱስ ዓማር፥ ብዛዕባ ዲፕሎማስያዊ ንጥፈታት ሰልፍን ብድሆታቱን ብዝርዝር ገሊጹ። ንኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ዘጋጥሞም ዘሎ ጸገማትን ሰዲህኤ ብዛዕባ ጕዳይ ስደተኛታት ኣመልኪቱ ዝገበሮም ጻዕርታት ኣብሪሁ።
ወይዘሮ ኣድያም ተፈራ ምስግና ድማ፡ ብዛዕባ'ቲ "ጾታዊ ማዕርነትን ፍትሓዊ ስራሕን" ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ቴማ ዝተኻየደ ዋዕላ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት ኣመልኪታ ዝርዝር መግለጺ ኣቕሪባ። መግለጺ ወይዘሮ ኣድያም፡ ብዝሒ ተሳተፍቲ ዋዕላ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት፣ ዝተዘርበሎም ዛዕባታት፡ ዝሓለፉ ውሳኔታት፥ ልኡኽ ሰልፍና ኣብ ውሽጢ'ቲ ዋዕላ ዘካየዶም ምንቅስቓሳት ዘጠቓለለ ኢዩ ነይሩ።
ኣብ መወዳእታ ካብ ተሳተፍቲ ዝተፈላለዩ ሕቶታትን ርእይቶታትን ቀሪቦም። ኣኼበኛታት ንመልሲ መራሕቲ መደረኽ ምስማዕ ጥራሕ ዘይኰነስ፡ ንጡፋት ተኻፈልቲ፡ ገምገምቲ፥ ተኻታዕትን ርእይቶ ውሃብትን ምንባሮም ድማ፥ ነቲ ኣኼባ ፍሉይ መቐረትን ላዛን ሂብዎ። ኣብ መወዳእታ፡ ኣኼበኛታት ኣብ መጻኢ ተመሳሳሊ ኣኼባታት ብቐጻልነት ክግባር ተላብዮም። ኣኼባ ብዝኽሪ ናይ ሰማእታት ተዛዚሙ።
ብ26 ግንቦት 2015 ዓም ድማ፡ ኣቶ መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም፡ ኣቶ ወልደሱስ ዓማርን ኣቶ መሓሪ ተስፋማርያምን ዝርከብዎ ልኡኽ፡ ምስ ኣባላት ሰክረታርያ ቤት ጽሕፈት ወጻኢ ጕዳያት፥ ኣቶ ቲም ፎንክን ኣቶ ሚኪኤል ብረቨትን ተራኺቦም ብዛዕባ ሃለዋት ኤርትራውያን ኣብ ውሽጥን ኣብ ግዳምን ብዛዕባ ሰዲህኤ ዘካይዶም ንጥፈታትን ብሰፊሑ ኣረዲኦም።
ልኡኽ ሰልፊ፥ ሃገራት ኣውሮጳ ነቶም ኣብ ሱዳንን ኢትዮጵያን ዝርከቡ ስደተኛታት ናይ ትምህርቲ፡ ስልጠና፡ ሕክምናን ኣገልግሎት ከበርክታ፣ ኣብ ግዳም ንዝዋስኡ ዘለዉ ተቓወምቲ ውድባትን ሲቪላውያን ማሕበራትን ክድግፋን ኣብ ሃሃገረን ኣትዮም ንዘለዉ ስደተኛታት ግቡእ ክንክን ክገብራን ተማሕጺኑ። እቶም ንዋሕዚ ስደተኛታት ዝድርኹ መሰረታዊ ጠንቅታት ከይተፈትሑ፡ ንዲክታቶርያውያን ስርዓታት ዝውሃብ ደገፋት መናውሕ ዕምሮም ካብ ምዃን ሓሊፎም ካልእ ፋይዳ ክህልዎም ከምዘይክእሉ ድማ ሰፊሕ መብርሂ ብልኡኽ ሰልፍና ቀሪቡ።
ግህሰት ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ኣብ ሃገረ ኤርትራ ዕድመ ስርዓት ህ.ግ.ደ.ፍ. ዘቑጸረ'ኳ እንተኾነ፡ ካብ 2012 ጀሚሩ ግን ብትካል ናይ ሕቡራት መንግስታት ዓለም ኣብ ጉዳይ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ክትትል ክገብረሉ ከምዝጸንሐ ዝዝከር ኢዩ። እቲ ብሚስ ሽይላ ኪታሩት ማኣከልነት ዝኸይድ ዝነበረ፡ ካብ ወርሒ ሰነ 2014 ጀሚሩ ብሓንቲ ፍልይቲ ናይ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ግህሰት መርማሪት ሽማግለ ተታሒዙ ዘድሊ ናይ ምጽራይ ስራሓታ ኣጠናቒቓ እንሆ ንዕለት 26.06.2015 ኣብ ጀነቫ ጸብጻባታ ንዝምልከቶ ባይቶ ሰብኣዊ መሰላት ከተቕርብ ተዳልያ ኣላ።
መርማሪት ሽማግለ ዘጓነፋ ዕንቅፋት ቀንዲ ናብ ኤርትራ ንኸይትኣቱ ምኽልካል እኳ እንተነበረ፡ ነቲ ብመንገዳ ዝኣከበቶ ሰነዳትን ጭብጥታትን ተወሳኺ ደገፍ ንምግባር ካብ ከተማ ፍራንክፎርትን ከባቢኣን ኣብቲ ካብ መላእ ኤውሮጳ ዝሳተፉዎ ሰላማዊ ሰልፊ ኣብ ጀነቫ ብስፍሓት ንኽንሳተፎ ዓቢ ኣገዳስነት ኣለዎ።
ስለዝኾነ ከኣ ኩሉ ደላይ ለውጢ ኣብ ከተማ ፍራንክፎርትን ከባቢኣን ነዛ መዓልቲ'ዚኣ ካልእ ብሕታዊ ዋኒኑ ኣወንዚፉ ኣውያት ህዝቡ ንኸስምዕ ንጽውዕ። ናይ መጓዓዝያ ኣውቶቡሳት ተዳልየን ኣለዋ።
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ኣብ'ዚ፡ ብሰልፊ ዕዮ ሆላንድ፡ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነትን ክንፊ ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ናይ ዴሳውያን ሰልፍታት ኣውሮጳን ዝተዳለወ ዋዕላ፡ ካብ መላእ ዓለም ዝመጻ 46 ማሕበረ-ዲሞክራስያውያንን ዴሳውያንን ሰልፍታትን ተኻፊለን። ካብ ኣንጎላ፡ ካመሩን፡ ግብጺ፡ ከንያ፡ ሞሮኮ፡ ቡርኪኖፋሶ ቱኒዝያን ስዋዚላንድን ዝመጻ ኣፍሪቃውያን ሰልፍታት ኣብ'ቲ ዋዕላ ተኻፊለን ነይረን።
ሰዲህኤ፡ ኣብ'ዚ ኣብ 22 ግንቦት 2013 ኣብ ከተማ ላይፕዚግ፡ ጀርመን፡ ዝተመስረተ ምሕዝነት ናይ ገስገስቲ ሰልፍታት ንራብዓይ ግዜኡ ኢዩ ዝካፈል ዘሎ። እዚ ኣቦ መንበር ሰዲህኤ ዝመርሖ ልኡኽ፡ ኣቶ ወልደሱስ ዓማር፡ ሓላፊ ቤት ጽሕፈት ወጻኢ ጕዳያት፣ ወይዘሮ ኣድያም ተፈራ ምስግና፡ ኣባል ምምሕዳር ቤት ጽሕፈት ውደባን ኣቶ መሓሪ ተስፋማርያም፡ ኣባል ምምሕዳር ቤት ጽሕፈት ወጻኢ ጕዳያትን ዘጠቓለለ ኢዩ ነይሩ።
እዚ፡ ኣብ ናይ ንግሆ ሰዓታት ናይ ዕለት 22 ግንቦት ዝተኸፍተ ዋዕላ፡ ብኣኼባ ናይ ኣካያዲት ሽማግለ ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነትን ወከልቲ ሰልፍታትን ኢዩ ፈሊሙ። መዘራረቢ ዛዕባ ድማ፡ "ጾታዊ ማዕርነትን ፍትሓዊ ስራሕን" ዝብል ኰይኑ፡ ኵሎም ተኻፈልትን ኣባላት ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነት ዝዀኑ ሰልፍታት፡ ኣብ ሃሃገሮምን ሰልፍታቶምን ኣብ ግብሪ ከውዕልዎ ዝግባእ ናይ ስራሕ መደብ ምትላም ኢዩ ነይሩ። ኣብ'ዚ፡ ብኣባል ማሕበረዲሞክራስያዊ ሰልፊ ጀርመንን ኣውሃሃዲ ስርሓት ገስጋሲ ምሕዝነትን፡ ኣቶ ኮንስታንቲን ቮይኖፍ፡ ዝተመርሕ ኣኼባ፡ ነፍስወከፍ ተኻፋሊ ሰልፊ ኣብ ሃገሩ ዘሎ ህልዊ ኵነታት ብምግላጽ ኢዩ ጀሚርዎ። ሰዲህኤ'ውን፡ ነቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ዘሕዝን ኵነታትን ዋሕዚ ስደተኛታትን ጠንቅታቱን ብዝርዝር ኣብሪሁ።
ብድሕር'ዚ፡ እቲ ምዱብ ኣኼባ ክሳብ ዝዛዘም፡ ብኣሳሳይነት ናይ ወይዘሮ ኪርስተን ማየር፡ ኣህጕራዊት ሰክረታርያ ናይ ሰልፊ ዕዮ ሆላንድ ኢዩ ተመሪሑ። ናይ መኽፈትን እንቋዕ ድሓን መጻእኩምን ዝብል መልእኽትን ድማ፡ ብኣቶ ዲደሪክ ሳምሶም ዝተባህለ ኣባል ሰልፊ ዕዮ ሆላንድ ኢዩ ቀሪቡ። ቀጺሉ፡ ፕረሲደንት ምኽትልን ክንፊ ደቂኣንስትዮ ናይ ዴሳውያን ሰልፍታት ኣውሮጳ፡ ኣባላት መሪሕነታት ሰልፍታት ህንድን ቱኒዝያን ዘቕረብኦ መግለጺታት ተሰሚዑ።
ካልእ ኣብ'ዚ ዕለት'ዚ ዝተኻየደ ንጥፈታት፡ ኣብ ዝተፈላልዩ ቴማታት ዝመያየጡ ዎርክሾፓት፡ ኣብ ዝተፈላለዩ መርኣያ ናይ ኣብ ግብሪ ዝውዕሉ ዘለዉ ምስ ማዕርነት ደቂ ኣንስትዮን ፍትሓዊ ስርሓትን ዝምድና ዘለዎም ፕሮጀክትታት ምብጻሕን ብጃልባ ንወደብ ሮተርዳም ምዕዛብ ዘጠቓለለ ናይ ድራር እንግዶት ኣብ ጃልባን ነበረ።
Touring Rotterdam Port by Boat
ብዕለት 23 ግንቦት ኣኼባ ዝተኻየደ ካልኣይ ውዕሎ ድማ፡ ብኣዝዩ መሳጥን ኣልዓዓልን ዝዀነ መግለጺ ሚኒስተር ወጻኢ ንግድን ልምዓትን ሆላንድ፡ ወይዘሮ ሊልያን ፕሉመን፡ ኢዩ ተጀሚሩ። ስዒቡ፡ ብመራሕቲ ሰልፍታት ኡራጓይን ሞሮኮን መግለጺታት ተዋሂቡ። ቀጺሉ፡ ብመልክዕ ናይ ፋሽን ሾፕ ዝተዳለወ፡ ንስርሓት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ ብግብሪ ዘሐይል መደብ ብዝተፈላለያ ክኢላታት ቀሪቡ። ቅድሚ ናብ ምሳሕ ምኻድ ድማ፡ ክልተ ንደቂ ኣንስትዮን ኣብ ልዕሊአን ዝፍጸም ጭቆናታትን ዝምልከት ዎርክሾባት ተኻይዱ።
ድሕሪ ምሳሕ ከኣ፡ ብከንቲባ ከተማ ሮተርዳም፡ ኣቶ ኣሕመድ ኣቡጣልብ ዝተዋህበ መግለጺ ቀሪቡን ኣብ'ቲ 14 ነጥብታት ዝሓዘለ ንድፊ ናይ ስራሕ መደብ ምይይጥ ተኻይዱን።
ኣብ መደምደምታ፡ እቲ ዋዕላ፡ ሚኒስተር ትምህርቲ፡ ባህልን ስነ-ፍልጠትን ሆላንድ ዝዀነት ወይዘሮ ቡሰማኸር ብዘቕረበቶ ቃልን ተሳተፍቲ ኣኼባ ብመላኦም ብዘንበርዎ ፊርማታትን ተዛዚሙ። (ምሉእ ጸብጻብ ናይ'ቲ ዋዕላ ኣብ ዝስዕብ ቀረባ መዓልታት ከነስዕበልኩም ኢና።)
EPDP Delegation Attends for 4th Time Progressive Alliance Conference
Sunday, 24 May 2015 05:49 Written by EPDP Information OfficeA four-person delegation of the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) led by party chairman, Mr. Menghesteab Asmerom, attended a two-day conference of the Progressive Alliance (PA) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, between 22 and 23 May 2015. All deliberations at the plenary sessions and discussion group workshops of the conference were focused on the theme “gender equality and decent work”. The final 14-point Action Plan the conference adopted had carried the slogan, Gender Equality: – Not just words but deeds!”
Hosted by the Dutch Labour Party in cooperation with the women’s wing of Party of European Socialists (PES), the PA conference was attended by 46 fraternal social democratic and labour parties from all over the globe. There were ten African parties at the conference from Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and Tunisia and others.
This is the fourth PA conference that EPDP delegations attended since this global movement was founded on 22 May 2013. Other members of the EPDP delegation to Rotterdam were Mr. Woldeyesus Ammar, the head of foreign relations; Ms Adiam Teferra-Mesghinna, member of administration in the party organizational office, and Mr. Mehari Tesfamariam, member of the foreign relations committee.
On the first day, the Steering Committee and delegates of participating parties met in the morning hours and discussed an action plan on gender equality and decent work that shall commit all member parties and organizations to promote it within their parties and in their respective countries. Mr. Konstantin Woinoff, the PA coordinator from the German SPD chaired the meeting which gave all participant parties the opportunity to explain situations in their respective countries in the effort of finalizing the document. The disquieting situation in Eritrea and the plight of Eritreans fleeing the sad condition at home were adequately presented at the session.
This was followed by the opening of the plenary session which was moderated by Ms Kirsten Meijer, the international secretary of the Dutch Labour Party. The session was opened by a welcoming address of Mr. Diederik Samsom, leader of the host party. Other speakers included the president and the vice- presidents of the women’s wing of PES, and party leaders from India and Tunisia.
Later in the day, the conference participants divided themselves into workshops that considered various tops related to the conference theme. Other major events of the day included visits to action-oriented projects in Rotterdam engaged in gender equality and empowerment of women. After 8pm, the conference participants were taken down to the Rotterdam port for dinner on board a boat.
On 23 May, the day’s plenary session was opened by an inspiring speech of the Dutch minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms. Lillianne Ploumen. This was followed by presentations by party leaders from Uruguay and Morocco. A special demonstration of gender empowerment in practice was staged in a form of fashion show by different groups engaged in the work. Before the participants were released for lunch time, they had to debate in two groups more gender-related topics.
The final plenary session was addressed by Mr. Ahmed Aboutaleb, the Mayor of Rotterdam and later discussed the 14-point Action Plan as illustrated by five prominent activists on the gender issue.
The closing statement was delivered by the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ms Jet Bussemaker. Her strong address on the struggle to realize gender equality was followed by the signing of the Action Plan by all party leaders at the Rotterdam PA Conference. (Full reportage on the conference will follow soon).
