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Tuesday, 04 November 2014 01:51

ጀርመናውያንን ኤርትራውያንን ዝተሳተፍዎ ንስደት ኤርትራውያን ዝምልከት ሰሚናር ኣብ ፍራንክፈርት

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ጀርመናውያንን ኤርትራውያንን ዝተሳተፍዎ ንስደት ኤርትራውያን ዝምልከት ሰሚናር ኣብ ፍራንክፈርት

 

ቤት ጽሕፈት ዜና ሰዲህኤ

ብቐዳም 1 ሕዳር 2014 "ጠንቅታት ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታትን መፍትሒ ይዀኑ ኢዮም ዝተባህሉ ርእይቶታትን" ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ቴማ፡ ብኣቶ ክሪስቶፍ ቡሽ፡ ወይዘሮ ሃይከ ሀከር፡ ኣቶ ደበሳይ ነጋስን መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮምን ዝተዳለወ፡ ንስደት ኤርትራውያን ዝምልከት ክፉት ሰሚናር ኣብ ጀርመን፡ ኪርሽፕላትስ፡ ተኻይዱ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees1ኣቶ ክሪስቶፍ ቡሽን ወይዘሮ ሃይከ ሀከርን

እዚ ካብ ሰዓት 3፡30 ድ.ቀ. ክሳብ ሰዓት 6፡30 ናይ ምሸት ዝቐጸለ ብናይ እንቋዕ ደሓን መጻእኩም ዝብል ቃል ብወይዘሮ ሃይከ ሀከር ኢዩ ተኸፊቱ። ኣስዒቡ ኣቶ ቡሽ፡ መንነቱ ድሕር ምፍላጥ፡ ብዛዕባ'ታ ነዚ ሰሚናር'ዚ ዘዳለወት 4 ዝኣባላታ ኮሚቴ፡ ከምኡ'ውን፡ ብዛዕባ'ቲ ንሱ ዝመርሖ ብቋንቋ ጀርመን ምምሃር ጀሚሩ ናብ ጋዜጣታት ጀርመን ምንባብ ዝሰገረ ናይ ፕረስ ክላብ ዝብሃል ጕጅለ ሓጺር ድሕረ ባይታ ኣቕሪቡ። ቀጺሉ፡ እቲ ቴማ ናይ'ቲ ኣኼባ ብመንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም ዝተዳለወ ምዃኑ ሓቢሩ። ነቶም ነዚ ኣኼባ ኣብ ምድላው ብተክኒካዊ መዳይ (Power Point) ዝተሓባበሩ ከም ኣቶ ክርስትያን ብራውዘን ፍጹም ደበሳይን ዝኣመሰሉ ሰባት ድማ ምስጋና ኣቕሪቡ። ኣስዒቡ፡ ንሓው መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም ድሕሪ ምልላይ መደረኡ ከቕርብ ናብ መድረኽ ዓዲምዎ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees2ሓው መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም፡ ኣቦ መንበር ሰዲህኤ

ሓው መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም፡ ኣቦ መንበር ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰዲህኤ) ምዃኑን ንድሕረ ባይታኡ ዝገልጽ ብኣቶ ክሪስቶፍ ቡሽ ዘይተጠቕሰ ነጥብታት መሊኡ ነብሱ ኣላልዩ። ንኣዳለውቲ ሰሚናር፡ ንክርስታያን ብራውዘ ፍጹም ደበሳይን ኵሎም ዕዱማት ኣጋይሽን ድሕሪ ምምስጋን፡ ነቲ ብቛንቋ እንግሊዘኛ ዘዳለዎ መግለጺ ኣቕሪቡ። ሓው መንግስተኣብ ዘንበቦ መግለጺ ብቋንቋ ጀርመን ተተርጕሙ ኣኼበኛታት ብፓወር ፖይንት ከምዝከታተልዎ ተገይሩ። ብድሕር'ዚ፡ መድረኽ ንሕቶን መልስን ርእይቶታትን ተኸፊቱ።

ብድሕሪ ናይ ሓጺር ዕረፍቲ፡ ናብ ጀርመን ዝተተርጐመ ጽሟቕ ናይ'ቲ ብ4 ካቶሊካውያን ጳጳሳት ኤርትራ ዝተዘርግሐ ሃዋርያዊ መልእኽቲ ብሓው ሙሴ ሰመረ ተነቢቡ። እዚ ውን፡ ንበይኑ ናይ ሕቶን መልስን ክትዕን መደባት ተኻይድሉ።

ኣብ'ቶም ዝተነበቡ 2 መግለጺታት ብኣኼበኛታ ካብ ዝቐረቡ ገለገለ ሕቶታትን ዝተዋህቡ መልስታትን ከም'ዚ ዝስዕቡ ነበሩ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees3ሓው ሙሴ ሰመረ

1. መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ብናይ መን ሓገዝ እዩ ዝነብር ወይ ምንጪ ፋይናንሳዊ እቶቱ እንታይ ኢዩ?

ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓት ኤርትራ ኣብ ደገ ዝነብር ኤርትራዊ 2% ካብ እቶቱ ክኸፍል ዘገድድ ሕጊ ኣለዎ። ኩሎም ኣብ ወጻኢ ዝነብሩ ኤርትራውያን ነዚ ስልዕቲ'ዚ ክኸፍሉ ግዱዳት ኢዮም። እዚ እንተዘይገይሮም ከም ዜጋታት ኣብ ሃገሮም ክረኽብዎ ዝኽእሉ ዜግነታዊ መሰላት ከረጋግጹ ኣይኽእሉን እዮም። ንኣብነት፡ ንብረት ናይ ምውናንን ናይ ምውራስን መሰል ይንፈግጉ፣ ናይ ትውልዲ ምስክር ወረቓቕቲ ይኹን ናይ ንግዲ ትካላት ፍቓድ ኣይውሃቦምን፣ ኣብ ሃገሮም ገዛ ክሰርሑ ኣይክእሉን፣ ከም ዜጋታት ካብ ኤምባሲታት ናይቲ ስርዓት ክግበረሎም ዝኽእል ኣገልግሎት'ውን ኣይረኽቡን። ...ወዘተ።

በዚ መሰረት እቲ ምስ ውሽጢ ሃገር ዝግበር ርኽክብን መሰላትን ምስዚ ናይ 2% ምኽፋልን ዘይምኽፋልን ዝተታሓሓዘ እዩ። ኣብ ርእስ'ዚ፡ ኣብ ወጻኢ ዝነብሩ ኤርትራውያን ናብ ቤተሰቦም ዝሰድዎ ገንዘብን (remittances) ናይ ሓዋላ ኣታዊታትን ውን ምንጪ ናይ መንግስቲ ፋይናንስ ኢዮም። ከምኡ'ውን፡ እቲ ኣብ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት ተዋፊሩ ዘሎ ጕልበት ብስማዊ ደሞዝ ኢዩ ዝሰርሕ። እቲ ብጕልበቱ ዝርከብ ኣታዊታት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ኢዩ ዝወስዶ።

ብዘይካዚ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ቁጠባዊ ቅዋም፡ ምዱብ ምጣኔ ሃብታዊ ባህሪ (command economy) እዩ። በዚ መሰረት ብዘይካ ገለ ናእሽቱ ዋኒናት መላእ ሃገራዊ ሃብቲ እንተላይ መሬት ኣብ ትሕቲ ዋንንት ናይ ሰልፊ ህግዲፍ/መንግስቲ እዩ። ኣብ ትሕቲ ከምዚ ዝኣመሰለ ኲነታት፡ እቲ መንግስቲ ዘካይዶን ዝቘጻጸሮን ብርክት ዝበለ ዘይሕጋዊ ንግዲ ኣሎ። ብተወሳኺ፡ ካብ ገለ መለኽቲ ዲክታቶርያዊ ስርዓታት ናይ ሃገራት ዓረብን ማእከላይ ምብራቕን ዝረኽቦ ሓገዛትውን ኣለዎ እዩ። ብሓፈሽኡ ክረኤ ኣንከሎ ግን፡ እቲ ስርዓት ንህዝቢ ብምርዓድን ኣገዲዱ ካብዝረኽቦ እቶትን እዩ ዝነብር ክባሃል ይካኣል እዩ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees42. ንህዝቢ ብስም ወትሃደራዊ ኣገልግሎት ኣብ ዕስክርና ንኽነብር ዘገድደሉ ምኽንያትስ እንታይ ዘስግኦ ነገር ኣሎ እዩ?

ድሕሪ ነጻነት ኤርትራ ኣብ 1993 ብረፈረንዱም ምድምዳሙ፡ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ስርዓት ምስኩለን ኣብቲ ከባቢ ዝርከባ ጐረባብቲ ሃገራት ባዕሉ ብዝጻሕተሮ ውግኣት ኣብ ኲናት ኣትዩ እዩ። እተን ኣብ ባእስን ኲናትን ክኣትዋ ዘገደደን ሃገራት ግን ብመጀምርታ ንናጽነት ኤርትራ ዝተቐበላ እየን ነይረን። ስለ'ዚ ካብ ደገ ክመጾ ዝኽእል ንህዝቢ ኣብ ዕስክርና ዘንብር ዝኾነ ይኹን ስግኣታት ዝፈጥር ነገር ኣይነበረን የለን እውን። እቲ ስርዓት ግን፡ ባዕሉ ኣብ ነብሱን ኣብ ህዝብን ጐረባብቲ ሃገራት ዝፈጥሮ ናይ ራዕድን ሽበራን ስግኣታት ኣለዎ። ናይ ውሽጡ ስግኣታት ጥራሕዩ ዘለዎ። በዚ መሰረት ንመንእሰይ ኤርትራ ካብ ኩሉ ሰብኣዊ መነባብራኡን ከም ሰብ ተፈጥራዊ ህይወት ከየስተማቕርን ገይርዎ ይርከብ። መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ኣብ ውግእን ህውከትን ዝነብር፡ ኣብ ሰላምን ራህዋን ጠቕሚ ዘይብሉ ሃዋኺ ስርዓት እዩ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees53. ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ካብ ቀደም ሓንቲ ሃገር ዲየን ነይረን ወይስ ዝተፈላለያ ሃገራት እየን ነይረን?

ብመጀመርታ ኤርትራ ከም ኩለን ኣፍሪቃውያን ሃገራት ብመግዛኣቲ ዝቖመት ሃገር እያ፡ ናይዛ ሎሚ እንፈልጣ ኤርትራ ሃገርነት ምስ መግዛእቲ ጣልያን ዝተኣሳሰረ እዩ። ጣልያን ኣብ ኤርትራ ወሪሩ ምስ ኣተወ፡ ኣብ 1890 ክሳብ 1910 ዘሎ ግዜ ምስናይቲ እዋን መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ዳግማዊ ምነሊክ ዶባዊ ውዑላት ተገይሩ፡ ጣልያን ኣብ ካልኣይ ውግእ ዓለም ተሳዒራ ክሳብ ትወጽእ ኤርትራ ግዝኣት ናይ ጣልያን ነይራ። ድሕር'ዚ ን10 ዓመታት ኣብ ትሕቲ ሞግዚትነት እንግሊዝ ጸኒሓ። ድሕርዚ ኤርትራ ከም ሃገር ምስ ኢትዮጵያ ኣብ 1952 ብፈደራላዊ ውዑል ትማሓደር ነይራ። ኣብ 1962 ስርዓት ሃይለ ስላሰ ነቲ ፈደረሽን ምሉእ ብምሉእ ኣፍሪሱ፡ ንኤርትራ ኣብ ዝጐበጠሉ ግዜ፡ 30 ዓመታት ዝወሰደ ነጻነታዊ ኲናት ተኻይዱ ኤርትራ 1991 ካብ መግዛእቲ ሓራ ኰይና፡ ኣብ 1993 ረፈረንዱም ተገይሩ ምልእ ነጻነት ተኣዊጁ ኣብ ዓለም ከም ሃገር ተቐባልነት ረኺባ።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees64. ኤርትራ፡ እንታይ ኰይና ኢያ ንድሕሪት ተመሊሳ?

ብግዝኣተ-ሕግን ብቕዋምን ዘይሰርሕ፡ ንሰብኣዊ መሰላት ዜጋታት ዘየኽብር፡ ኣብ ምጽሕታር ግርጭት ዝኣምን ስርዓት ስለዘለዋ ኢያ ንድሕሪት ተመሊሳ።

5. እዚ መግለጺ ዝተጨበጠ ፍታሕ ዘቕረበ ኣይመስልን፡ ከም ኤርትራውያን ኣብዚ ዝሑፍዚ ዘለኩም ርእይቶ ከመይ እዩ? 

ብመጀመርታ እቲ ጽሑፍ ኣብ ትሕቲ ከመይ ዝኣመሰለ ኲነታትን መንግስትን ኢዩ ተጻሒፉ ዝብል ኢና ክንርኢ ዘለና። ኣብ ኤርትራ ምልካዊ ስርዓት ኣሎ፡ ምልካዊ ስርዓት ድማ ናይ ምጽሓፍ ኮነ ምዝራብ መሰል ኣየፍቕድን እዩ። ተቓውምን ነቄፈታን ዘይጻወር ስርዓት እዩ። ንኹሉ ብሓይልን ዓመጽን ኣርዒዱ ዝነብር ዘሎ እዩ። ስድራታት ንከይታኣማመን ውሽጣዊ ሰኪዐታት በቲኑ ኣብ ሕድሕድ ምትሕልላው ዘንብር ስርዓት ኢዩ ዘለና። ኣብ ከምዚ ዝኣመሰለ ኲነታት ዝተጻሕፈ መግለጺ ብምዃኑ ነፍሰ ተወፋይነትን መስዋእትን ዝኽፈሎ ናይ ተባዓት መግለጺ እዩ። ንነብሶም በጅዮም ዝወሰድዎ ብምዃኑ ድማ ድሮ ሰዓብቲውን ኣጥርዩ ኣሎ። እቲ ጽሑፍ ኩሉ ኤርትራዊ ብውልቀ ይኹን ከም ህዝቢ ክገብሮ ዘለዎ ሓላፍነታት ኣመልኪቱ ኣሎ፡ ድሕነት ሃገርን ህዝብን ድማ ኣብ ኢድ ህዝቢ እምበር ንውልቀ ሰባት ዝተርፍ ከምዘይኮነ ፈሊጡ ህዝቢ ሓላፍነት ክስከም ኣለዎ።

እቲ ጽሑፍ ብዙሕ እዩ፡ ክሳብ 32 ገጻት ይርከቦ። ቀንዲ ትሕዝትኡ ድማ ህዝቢ ግዲኡ ከበርክት ዝሓትት እዩ። ኤርትራ ከም ሃገርን ህዝብን ክትጸሮ ኣብዘይትኽእል ምብትታን ኣትያ ምህላዋ የገንዝብ ኣሎ። ነዚ ኲነታትዚ ናይ ምቕያር ሓላፍነት ዘለዎ ድማ ህዝቢ እዩ። እቲ ክግበር ዘለዎ ፍታሓት ካብ'ኣቶም ጥራሕ ክንጽበዮ ኣይግባኣን።

ብዘይካዚ፡ እቲ ዝሑፍ ካብ ተራ ሰባት ዝወጸ ከምዘይኮነ ምፍላጡ ኣገዳሲ እዩ። ካብ ከም'ዚኦም ዝመስሉ ሰባት ዝወጽእ ጽሑፍ ድማ ክሳብ ክንደይ ጥንቓቐ ከምዘድልዮ ምግንዛቡ ዘሸግር ኣይመስለንን። መንእሰያት ንወጻኢ ኣብ ምስዳዶም ብሓፈሻኡ ንህዝቢ ምስካም ግን ቅኑዕ ኣይመስለንን፡ ከም መግለጺ ግን ተባዕ ስጉምቲ እዮም ወሲዶም።

Chairman-on-Exodus-of-Eritrean-refugees76. እቲ መንግስቲ ኣብ ልዕሊኦም ስጉምቲ ከይወስድ ስግኣታት ኣሎኩም'ዶ?

ብርግጽ እቲ ስርዓት መኣረምታን ነቐፈታን ዝጻወር ኣይኰነን። ኣብ ተመኩሮና ድማ፡ ብዙሕ ከምኡ ዝኣመሰለ ናይ ምእሳርን ምቕትልን ትግባርት ርኢና ኢና። ኣካያይዳና ንኣርም ዝበልዎ ኣባላት ፓርላማን መቓልስቱን ኣዳህሊሉ ሒዙ ኣብ ማኣሰርቲ ዘብሊ ዘሎ ስርዓት እዩ። ንኣቡናትን ሸኻትን ዝእስርን ካብ ሓላፍነቶም ዘውርድን ስርዓት እዩ። ነዞም መግለጺ ኣውጺኦም ዘለዉ መራሕቲ ሃይማኖትውን ዝጥዕሞ ግዜ እዩ ዝጽበ ዘሎ ኣምበር ይገድፎም እዩ ዝብል እምነት የብልናን። ቅድሚ ሕጂ'ውን ንዕስክርና ዝተቓወሙ ምእመናን ዮሆዋን ጰንጠን ዝኣሰረን ካብ ሃገር ዘባረረን ትካላቶም ዝዘመተን፡ ዶብ ንኽሰግሩ ዝፍትኑ ስደተኛታት ተኵሱ ዝቐትል ስርዓት ምዃኑ ንፈልጦ ኢና። ካቶሊካዊት ቤት ክርስትያን ኣብ ኤርትራ ድማ ካብ ነዊሕ በዚ ስርዓትዚ ክትሳቐ ዝጸንሐት እያ። ንዝተቓወምዎ መራሕቲ ሃይማኖት ብሜላ ካብ ሃገሮም ዘባረሮም መራሕቲ ሃይማኖት ውን ኣለዉ። ንብረታ ተመንዚዓን መጽሔታ ተኣጊዱን እዩ።

7. ኣብዚ ከተማ ብዙሓት ትሕተ ዕድመ ተሰዲዶም ዝመጹ ኤርትራውያን ኣለዉ፡ ናይዚኦም ምስዳድ ጽቡቕ መነባብሮ ከሕልፉ ዝመጹን ስድርኦም ዝሰደድዎምን ኣንተዘይኰይኖም ከመይ ኢሎም መጺኦም?

ጽቡቕ ዝጸልእ ሰብ ከምዘየለ ፍሉጥ እዩ። እዞም መንእሰያት እዚኣቶም ግን ጽቡቕ መነባብሮ ከናድዩ ብስድርኦም ተደሪኾም ዝመጹ ዘይኰኑስ፡ ካብቲ ዝጽበዮም ወታሃደራዊ ኣገልግሎት ከምልጡ ብኣጋኡ ዝወስድዎ ዘለዉ ስጉምቲ እዩ። ተስፋኦም ዘጸልመተ ስርዓት ከሎ፡ ብሰላም ብፍትሒ ክነብሩ ከምዘይክእሉ ፈሊጦም ኢዮም ዝስደዱ ዘለዉ። ሕጂ፡ ሻውዓይ፡ ሻምናይ ክፍሊ ዘለዉ፡ ድሕሪ ገለ ዓመታት ሳዋ ክወርዱ ምዃኖም ይፈልጡ ኢዮም። ብሳዋ ከይሓለፉ ዝኸድዎ ካልእ ትምህርቲ ድማ የለን።

ሓደ ግዳይ ሳዋ ዝነበረ መንእሰይ ኣብቲ ኣኼባ ተረኺቡ ምስክርነቱ ከቕርብ እንከሎ፡ ካብ'ዞም ኣብ'ዚ ኣኼባ ዘለና ህይወቱ ባዕሉ ክሕልፍ ዝደሊ ኣለኩም'ዶ ብዝብል ሕቶ ጀሚሩ። ኣይመስለንን ክብል ባዕሉ ድሕሪ ምምላስ፡ ኣነ ናይ ዓይኒ ምስክር እየ ኣብ ነብሰይ ዝወረደ ድማ'የ ክሕብረኩም ይብል። "ኣብ ሳዋ፡ ኣርባዕተ ዓመት መመላእታ ክእሰር፡ ክፍታሕን ክቕጻዕን ኢየ ኣሕሊፈዮ። ኣብ ልዕለይ ናይ ምቕትል ፈተነ ውን ተኻይዱ ኢዩ። ኣብ ሳዋ ብዘይካ ወታሃደራዊ ታዕሊም ትምህርቲ ኣይነበረናን። ኣብ ትሕቲ ወታሃደራዊ ታዕሊም ኰንካ ትምህርቲ ዝብሃል ነብስኻ ዝቕበሎ ኣይኰነን። በዚ ክስደድ መሪጸ ብኽንደይ ሽግር ኣብዚ በጺሔ፡ ኣብዚ ክበጽሕ 12 ሽሕ ዶላር ተኸፊሉልይ። እዚ ዓቐን ገንዘብ'ዚ ኣብ ኤርትራ ብዙሕ ገንዘብ እዩ። ሰሪሐ ክነብረሉ ይኽእል ነይረ። ኣብ ኤርትራ ግን ነጽነት ናይ ምንባርን መሰል ወዲ ሰብን ዝባሃል ስለዘየለ፡ ገንዘበይ ኣጥፊኤ ክስደድ ተገዲደ። ስለዚ ስእነት ገንዘብን ጽቡቕ ናብራ ስለዝደለናን ኣይኰናን ንስደድ ዘለና" ክብል ገሊጹ።

ሓው መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም ኣብ መዛዘሚ እቲ ኣኼባ፡ ንኣኼበኛታት ዘርኣይዎ ምውቕ ተኻፋልነት ኣመጕሱ። ጠንቂ ናይ ስደት ኤርትራውያን እቲ ኣብ ኤርትራ ዘሎ ናይ ሓደ ውልቀሰብ ኢክታቶርይዊ ስርዓትን ሕማቕ ምሕደራ ምዃኑ ኣሚቱ። እቲ መፍትሒ ናይ'ቲ ሽግር ድማ ቀሊል ዘይኰነስ፡ ሃገራት'ቲ ዞና፡ ኣህጕራዊ ማሕበረሰብ ዓለምን አእጃሞም ከበርክቱ ዝሓትት ዝተሓላለኸ ጕዳይ ምዃኑ ኣረዲኡ። እቲ ዝድለ ፍታሕ፡ ግዝኣተ-ሕጊ ዘስፍን፡ ንሰብኣዊ መሰላት ዘኽብር ቅዋማዊ ስርዓት ምትካል ምዃኑ ኣብሪሁ። ዶባት ምዕጻውን ንዝኣተዉ ስደተኛታት ናብ ሃገሮም ምምላስን ጥራሕ መፍትሒ ከምዘይኰነ ኣስሚርሉ። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ኣብ ሃይማኖታዊ መራሕቱ እምነት ስለዘለዎ እቲ ሃዋርያዊ መልእኽቲ ንብዙሓት ክጸሉ ኢዩ ዝብል ገምጋም ከምዘለዎ ሓቢሩ።

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ምሉእ ትሕዝቶ ናይ'ቲ ብሓው መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም ብእንግሊዘኛ ዝቐረበ ጽሑፍ፡ ትርጕሙ ከም'ዚ ዝስዕብ ኢዩ።

ጠንቅታት ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታትን መፍትሒ ይዀኑ ኢዮም ዝተባህሉ ርእይቶታትን

መንግስተኣብ ኣስመሮም

ኤርትራ፡ 120,000 ትርብዒት ኪሚ ዝስፍሓታ፡ 6 ሚልዮን ተቐማጦ ዝነብሩላ ንእሽቶ ሃገር ኢያ። ኤርትራ፡ ከም ሃገር ቅድሚ 124 ዓመት ብመግዛእቲ ጣልያን ኢያ ቆይማ። ኣብ ኤርትራ 9 ብሄራት ኣለዋ። መብዛሕትኡ ህዝባ ብሕርሻ፡ መጓሰን ምግፋፍ ዓሳን ኢዩ ዝናበር።

ኤርትራ፡ ኣብ ትሕቲ ሰንሰለታዊ መግዛእቲ ባዕዳውያን ሓይልታት ኢያ ጸኒሓ። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ፡ ብዝተፈላለዩ ኣገባባት፡ ማለት ብሰላማውን ዕጥቃውን ኣገባብ ኣንጻር ገዛእቱ ተቓልሱ። ድሕሪ ናይ 30 ዓመታት (1961-1991) ብረታዊ ተጋድሎ ድማ ብ1991 ካብ ባዕዳዊ ጐበጣ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ናጻ ኰይና። ብ1993 ብዝተኻየደን ኣህጕራዊ ተፈላጥነት ብረኸበን ህዝባዊ ሪፈረንደም ድማ ኣቢላ ድማ ብ1993 ልዓላዊት ሃገር ክትከውን በቒዓ።

ኵላትና ከም እንፈልጦ፡ ጠንቂ ናይ ሰብኣዊ ምፍንቓልን ስደትን ባህርያዊ ሓደጋታት፡ ውግኣት፡ ድኽነት፡ ሕማቕ ምሕደራን ብልሽውናን ኢዮም።

ቀዳማይ ማዕበል ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት፡-

ኤርትራውያን ብብዝሒ ክስደዱ ዝጀመርሉ እዋን ብ1967 ዓ.ም ኢዩ። ኣብ'ዚ ዓመት'ዚ፡ ሰራዊት ኢትዮጵያ፡ ዓሳ ንምቕታል ማይ ምንጻፍ ካብ ዝብል ፖሊሲ ተበጊሱ፡ ኣብ'ቶም ተጋደልቲ ተጋድሎ ሓርነት ኤርትራ ዝንቀሳቐስሉ ዝነበሩ ክባቢታት ኣብ ቆላታት ኤርትራን ኣብ ምብራቓዊ ገማግም ኣከለጕዛይን ንዝርከብ ህዝቢ ብጅምላ ክቐትልን ዓድታቶም ከቓጽልን ጀመረ። ብሰንክ'ዚ ኣረሜናዊ ተግባር'ዚ፡ ብዓሰርተታት ኣሽሓት ዝቝጸሩ ኤርትራውያን መብዛሕትኦም ድማ ኣስላም ናብ ሱዳን ተሰደዱ።

ካልኣይ ማዕበል ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት፡-

ብ1974 ዓ.ም ወተሃደራዊ ደርግ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ንንጉስ ሃይለስላሰ ዓልዩ ስልጣን ጨበጠ። ደርግ፡ ኣብ ልዕሊ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ሰንሰለታዊ ናይ ራዕዲ ወፈራታት ኣካየደ። ኣብ ልዕሊ ተሓኤን ህግሓኤን ዝገብሮ ዝነበረ መጥቃዕትታት ድማ ኣዛየደ። ከም ውጽኢት ናይ'ዚ ውግኣት'ዚ ብዙሓት ኤርትራውያን ካብ ኵሉ ኵርንዓት ናይ ኤርትራ ሃገሮም ገዲፎም ናብ ሱዳን፡ ማእከላይ ምብራቕን እንተላይ ናብ ኣውሮጳን ኣመሪካን ክስደዱ ተራእዩ።

ሳልሳይ ማዕበል ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት፡-

ጠንቂ ናይ'ዚ ዋሕዚ'ዚ ብ1980-81 ኣብ መንጐ'ተን ክልተ ዓበይቲ ውድባት ኤርትራ ተሓኤን ህዝባዊ ግንባርን (ህወሓት ውን ኣብ ጐድኒ ህዝባዊ ግንባር ኰይኑ ተዋጊኡ) ዝተኻየደ ናይ ሕድሕድ ውግእ፡ ብዓሰርተታት ኣሽሓት ዝቝጸር ሰራዊት ተሓኤ ተደፊኡ ናብ መሬት ሱዳን ኣትዩ። ብዙሓት ካብ'ኦም ድማ ብሕጋውን ዘይሕጋውን ኣገባብ ኣቢሎም ክሳብ ማእከላይ ምብራቕ፡ ኣውሮጳን ኣመሪካን በጺሖም ኢዮም። ብተወሳኺ፡ ብሰንኪ'ቲ ብ1984-85 ኣብ ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ ወሪዱ ዝነበረ ድርቅን ጥሜትን ብዙሓት ኤርትራውያን ንስደት ከምርሑ ተአራእዮም ኢዮም።

ራብዓይ ማዕበል ዋሕዚ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት፡-

እዚ ዋሕዚ'ዚ ብድሕር'ቲ ኣብ መንጐ ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ዘጋጠም ናይ 1998-2000 ዓ.ም ናይ ዶብ ውግእ ኢዩ። ክሳብ ሕጂ ድማ፡ እቲ ስደት ደው ኣይበለን ዘሎ። እቲ ቀንዲ ጠንቂ ናይ'ዚ ስደት'ዚ፡ እቲ ደረት ኣልቦ መደብ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት ኢዩ። እዚ መደብ'ዚ ብመጀመርያ፡ ኵሎም'ቶም ካብ 18-40 ዝዕድሚኦም ዜጋታት ኤርትራ ን18 ኣዋርሕ ኣገልግሎት ክገብሩ ተባሂሉ ኢዩ ተወሲኑ።

ኣብ'ዚ ራብዓይ ማዕበል ንስደት ዝውሕዙ ዘለዉ ኤርትራውያን መብዛሕትኦም ትሕቲ 25 ዕድመ ዘለዎም መንእሰያት ኢዮም። እቲ ቀንዲ ንስደት ዝደፋፍኦም ዘሎ ምኽንያት ድማ፡ ተቓውሞኦም ነቲ መወዳእታ ዘይብሉ መደብ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎትን (ባርነት) ኣብ ልዕሊኦም ዝፍጸም ዘሎ ሰብኣዊ ግህሰታትን ኢዩ። ጸብጻባት ትካላት ሕቡራት ሃገራት ከምዝሕብሮ፡ ኣብ ሱዳን ክሳብ 300,000 ዝዀኑ ምዝጉባት ስደተኛታት ክህልዉ እንከለዉ፣ ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ድማ 150,000 ኣለዉ። እዚ ቍጽሪ'ዚ ነቶም ኣብ መደበር ስደተኛታት ከይበጽሑ ናብ ኣዝማዶም ዝኣትዉ ወይ ድማ ብቐጥታ ናብ ካልኦት ሃገራት ዝሰግሩ ዘይምዝጉባት ስደተኛታት ዘጠቓልል ኣይኰነን።

ብመሰረት ጸብጻባት ሕቡራት ሃገራት ኣብ ነፍስወከፍ መዓልቲ 3,000 ዝዀኑ ኤርትራውያን ናብ ሱዳን ይስደዱ። ገለ ድማ፡ ዶብ ኤርትራ ክሰግሩ ከለዉ ብጥይት ወተሃደራት ኤርትራ ዝቕተሉ ኣለዉ።

ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ዝጕዓዝሎም ክልተ መንገድታት ኣለዉ። ንሳቶም ከኣ፡-

1. ካብ ኤርትራ ... ናብ ሱዳን/ኢትዮጵያ ... ናብ ሊብያ፡ ናብ ዓዲ ጣልያን

2. ካብ ኤርትራ ... ናብ ሱዳን/ኢትዮጵያ፡ ...ናብ ግብጺ/ሲና... ናብ እስራኤል

እቲ ካልኣይ ናብ እስራኤል ዘብጽሕ መንገዲ ብ2006 ዓ.ም ጣልያንን ሊብያን ንዋሕዚ ናይ ስደተኛታት ደው ንምባል ዘኽእል ስምምዓት ምስ ገበሩ ኢዩ ተኸፊቱ። ስደተኛታት ኣብ እስራኤል ምስ በጽሑ፡ ብዘይሕጋዊ ኣገባብ ዶብ ጥሒሶም ዝኣተዉ ተባሂሎም ኣብ ቤት ማእሰርቲ ኢዮም ዝኣትዉ እምበር ከም ስደተኛታት ኣይቍጸሩን ኢዮም። ኣብ ርእስ'ዚ፡ መንግስቲ እስራኤል ምስ ካልኦት ሃገራት ኣፍሪቃ ተሰማሚዓ ነቶም ስደተኛታት ካብ ሃገራ ከተባርሮም ትርአ ኢያ።

ዘይሕጋውያን ኣሰጋግርትን ነጋዶ ደቂ ሰባትን

ኣብ'ዚ ስራሕ'ዚ ዝዋፈሩ ዘለዉ ዓሌታት ራሻይዳ ናይ ምብራቕ ሱዳንን በደዊን ናይ ሲናን ሊብያን ኢዮም። እቲ መርበብ ግን፡ ኣዝዩ ሰፊሕን ዝተሓላለኸን ኢዩ። ናይ ኤርትራ፡ ሱዳን፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ሊብያ፡ ጸጥታውን ወተሃደራውን ባእታታት፡ ከምኡ ውን፡ ኣብ ሰሜን ኣፍሪቃ ዝንቀሳቐሱ ጥሩፋት ናይ እስላም ምንቅስቓሳት፡ ሓካይም፡ ናይ ብረትን ዕጸ ፋርስን ኣካላት ደቂ ሰባትን ዝሸጡ ነጋዶን ዝካፈልዎ መርበብ ኢዩ።

እቶም ግዳያት፡ ካብ ሓደ ናብ ካልእ ነጋዳይ እናተሸጡ ኢዮም ዝኸዱ። ካብ ጨወይቶም ሓራ ንኽወጹ ድማ ካብ 2000 ዶላር ክሳብ 50,000 ናይ ኣመሪካ ዶላር ክኸፍሉ ይግደዱ። ነዚ ገንዘብ'ዚ ንምርካብ፡ እቶም ጨወይቲ ዝተፈላለያ ዓይነት ዓዛብ ኢዮም ኣብ ልዕሊ'ቶም ግዳያቶም ዝፍጽሙ። ምቕጥቓጥ፡ ዝመኸኸ ፕላስቲካ ኣብ ዝባኖም ምንጥብጣብ፡ ኣብ ነሓሲ ኣንጠልጢልካ ምቕጥቃጥ፡ ምዕማጽ   ወዘተ ገለ ካብ'ቶም ነቶም እሱራት ዘሳቕይሎም ኣገባባት ኢዮም።

ኣዝማድ ናይ'ቶም ዝተጨውዩ ስደተኛታት ኣብ ኣውሮጳ ወይ ካልኦት ሃገራት ምዕራብ እንተልዮም እቲ ዝሕተት ገንዘብ ብዙሕ ኢዩ። መታን ነዚ ገንዘብ'ዚ ንምርካብ ድማ፡ እቲ ዘመድ ንስቓይን ኣውያትን ናይ'ቲ እተጨውየ ቤሰቡ ብሞባይል ተለፎን ከምዝሰምዕ ይገብሩ። እቲ ዝተጠልበ ገንዘብ እንተደኣ ዘይተኸፊሉ፡ ገለ ካብ ኣካል ናይ'ቲ እሱር ተወሲዱ ናብ ነጋዶ ይሽየጥ። እቲ ግዳይ ድማ መብዛሕቱ ግዜ ይቕተል።

እቲ ዋሕዚ ናይ ስደተኛታት እንተደኣ ብገለ ምኽንያታት ነክዩ፡ ኣብ'ተን መደበራት ስደተኛታት ከይዶም ነቶም ምዝጉባት ስደተኛታት ይጨውይዎም።

ብዙሓት ስደተኛታት፡ ኣብ ጕዕዞ እንከለዉ፡ ብጽምኢ፡ ጥሜት፡ ሕማም፡ ሕጽረት ምስትንፋስ፡ ብወቕዒ ጽሓይ ወይ ብምጥሓል ይሞቱ። ብ3 ጥቅምቲ 2013 360 ዝዀኑ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ኣብ ገማግም ደሴት ላምፓዱዛ ምጥሓሎም ንዓለም ዘሰንበደ ተራኽቦ ኢዩ ነይሩ።

ሊቀ-ጳጳሳት ካቶሊካዊት ቤተክርስትያን ኣቡነ ፍራንሲስ፡ ዓለምና ነዚ ሓደጋ'ዚ ክትከላኸል ብዘይምኽኣላ፡ ን3 ጥቅምቲ 2013 "ዕለት ናይ ብኽያትን ሕፍረትን" ክብሉ ኢዮም ገሊጾማ። እዚ ድማ ብዙሓት እንተላይ ዓዲ ጣልያንን ሕብረት ኣውሮጳን ንጕዳይ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ኣስተብህሎ ክገብርሉ ደፋፊኡ ኢዩ።

መግለጺ ሊቀ-ጳጳሳት ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ-ክርስትያን ኣቡነ ፍራንሲስ ድማ፡ ነቲ ብ25 ግንቦት 2014 ብ4 ጳጳሳት ካቶሊካዊት ቤተ-ክርስትያን ኤርትራ ዝተዘርግሐ፡ ንነፍስወከፍ ኤርትራዊ ነቲ ጸገም ኣብ ምፍታሕ እጃሙ ከበርክት ዝጽውዕ ሃዋርያዊ መልኽእቲ ንምትሕልላፍ መገዲ ጸረገ። እቲ ሃዋርያዊ መልእኽቲ፡ ነዚ ዝኸይድ ዘሎ ዋሕዚ ስደት ኣብ ሓጺር ግዜ ደው ንምባል እንተዘይተኻኢሉ፡ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ንሓደጋ ምብትታን ክቃልዑ ኢዮም ዝብል ትሕዝቶ ዘለዎ ኢዩ።

እንታይ ክግበር ኣለዎ?

1. ኣብ'ተን ምንጪ ናይ ስደት ዝዀና ሃገራት ፖለቲካዊ ለውጥታት ክምዝገብ ክኽእል ኣለዎ። ኣብ ኤርትራ ንኣብነት፡ ልዑላውነት ናይ ሕጊ ክኽበር፡ ቅዋም ክህሉን ኣብ ስራሕ ክውዕልን፡ መደብ ሃገራዊ ኣገልግሎት ን18 ኣዋርሕ ክኸውን ወይ ጠሪሱ ደው ክብል፡ ተቓወምቲ ዝዋስኡል ናይ ብዙሓት ሰልፍታት ስርዓት ክቐውም፡ እሱራት ክፍትሑ ...ወዘተ የድሊ።

2. ናይ መወዳእታ ፍታሕ ክሳብ ዝርከብ፡ ኣብ ሱዳን፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ የመንን ጂቡትን ተዓቚቦም ዘለዉ ስደተኛታት ናይ ትምህርትን ሞያዊ ስልጠናን ኣገልግሎት ክውሃቦምን ናይ ስራሕ ዕድላት ክኽፈተሎምን ይግባእ።

3. ኣብ መንጐ ኤርትራ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ሱዳንን ዘላቂ ሰላም ንምስፋን ምጽዓር።

4. ጸጥታን ሓለዋን መደበራት ስደተኛታት ምሕያል፤

5. ነቶም ዝተረስዑ ቀቢላታት ራሻይዳን በደዊንን ኣብ ናይ ሃገሮም ፖለቲካን ዋኒንን ዝካፈልሉ ዕድላት ምኽፋት።

6. መንግስታት ኤርትራ፡ ሱዳን፡ ኢትዮጵያን ሃገራት ሰሜን ኣፍሪቃን ኣንጻር ነጋዶ ደቂ ሰባት ዘካይድኦ ቃልሲ ከውሃህዳ ምግባር ..ወዘተ የድሊ።

Monday, 03 November 2014 04:19

ሪፖርታጅ፤ ጨንፈር ኮለንን ( Köln) ከባቢኡን ሃገር ጀርመን ሰዲህኤ ( EPDP) ወርሓዊ ምዱብ ኣኼብኡ ኣካይዱ

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ሪፖርታጅ፤ ጨንፈር ኮለንን ( Köln) ከባቢኡን ሃገር ጀርመን ሰዲህኤ ( EPDP) ወርሓዊ ምዱብ ኣኼብኡ ኣካይዱ

ኣብ ዕለት 01.11.2014 ጨንፈር( Köln) ከባቢኡን ሃገር ጀርመን ብርክት ዝበሉ ኣባላት ዝተሳተፍዎ ወርሐዊ ምዱብ ኣኼብኡ ኣካይዱ፡፡ብመጀመርያ ኣኼባ ብዝኽሪ ሰማእታት እዩ ተጀሚሩ ፡፡

 KolnEPDP-chapter2

ኣባላት ጨንፈር ኮለነን ካባቢኡን ኩሎም ኣባላቱ መንእሰያት ከም ምዃኖም ይፍለጥ፡፡እቲ ኣኼባ ብግዝያዊ ኣካያድነት ጨንፈር ኣቶ ዓንደብርሃን ዮውሃንስን ኣቶ ኣብራሂም ስራጅ ዓብደላን ዝተዳለወ ኮይኑ ፡ ኣኼባ ብኣቶ ዓንደብርሃን ዮውሃንስ ብይንቛዕ ድሓን መጻእኩም ብምባል ነቲ ኣኼባ ጨንፈር ከማእክሉ ዝመጹ ኣባላት መሪሕነት ንኡስ ዞባ ጀርመን ንኣኼበኛታትብምልላይን ኣጀንዳ ኣኼባ ብምግላጽን ተኸፍተ፡፡

 KolnEPDP-chapter3

ኣቶ ዓንደብርሃን ዮውሃንስ ብሕጽር ዝበለ መግለጺ ኩነታት ጨንፈር ኮለንን ካባቢኡን ድሕሪ ምቕራብ መድረኽ ንኣቶ ተስፋማርያም ክብርኣብ ኣቦ ወንበር ንኡስ ዞባ ሃገር ጀርመን ኣረከበ፡፡ ኣቶ ተስፋማርያም ከብርኣብ ኣቦ ወንበር ንኡስ ዞባ ሃገር ጀርመን ንኣኼበኛታት ናይ እንዃዕ ድሓን መጻእኩም ሰላምትኦም ድሕሪ ምቅራብ ብስፍሕ ዝበለ መግለጺ ኩነታት ሃገርናን ከባቢናን ማዕረማዕሪኡ ድማ ደምበ ተቓውሞ ኤርትራን እንታይ ከምዝመስል ሰፊሕ መግለጺ ሂቦም ፡ ድሕሪዚ ገለጻዚ እቲ ኣኼባ ዝነውሐ ግዜኡ ኣብ ስርርዓዊ ጉዳያት ዘድሃበ ኮይኑ ቀንዲ ረቓሒ ዛዕባ ሰልፋዊ ዲስፕሊን ምሕላውን ምትግባርን ስትራተጂ ናይ ዓወትካን መጻኢ ራኢካን ከምዝኾኑ ኣሚንካ ተወፋይነትን ተገዳስነትን ዓጢቅካ ብዓቢኡ ድማ ሃገራዊ ሓላፍነት ተሰሚዑካ በርቲዕካ ንክትሰርሕ ካብ ዝድርኹ ኣምራት ከምዝኾኑ ነዊሕ ገለጻ ተዋህቦም ፡፡

KolnEPDP-chapter4

ብተወሳኺ በጉባኤኻ ጌርካ ዘጽደቅካዮ ቁዋም ተማእዚዝካ ናይ ምስራሕ ብቅዓት ምስ እተጥሪ ኣብቲ ንኸተዐውቶ እትቃለሰሉ ዘሎኻ ንዲሞክራስያዊ ለውጢ ንምትካል ኣብ ኤርትራ ተስፋ ዘንብር ስለዝኾነ ካብ ኣግኡ ብኡ ክትምልመል ከምዘሎካ ስለዝድለ ኣብነታት ንምኻን ክጥረ ከምዘሎዎ ሰፊሕ መብርሂ ተዋሂቡ፡፡ከም ተወሳኺ ናይ ካልኦት ጨናፍር መራሕቲ ኣብቲ ኣኼባ ዝተረኽቡ ኣቶ ሓጅ ሳልሕ ሲዒድ ኣቦ ወንበር ጨንፈር ማእከል ፍራንክፎርትን ከባቢኡን ብወገኖም ተሞኩሮ ናይቲ ንሶም ዝመርሕዎ ጨንፈር ሓጋዚ ዝኾነ ቁዋማዊ ኣሳራርሕን ምትሕግጋዝ ናይ ተራ ኣባል ዝመልኦ መሪሕነት ከምዘድልን ጠቃሚን ጽቡቅ ውጺኢታውን ዝተርኽቦ ኣብነታትኣቅረቡ፡፡ኣኼባ ድሕሪ እዚ ኩሉ መግለጽታት ምስ ተወድአ ናብ ሕቶን ርእይቶን መድረኽ ተዋህበ።

KolnEPDP-chapter5

 

ብኣኼበኛታት ዝመጸ መብዝሕተኡ ርእይቶታት ኣብ ዝሓለፈ መድረኻት ድንግርግራት ዝተሓዎሶ መድረኽ ብምንባሩ ሓያል ንጥፈታት ንምክያድ ዓጊትዎም ከም ዝጸንሓብግልጺ ተዘሪብሉ፡፡

ጉዳይ ኤርትራውያን ስደተኛታት ሐተትቲ ዑቕባ ኣብ ሃገር ጀርመን፡ስለምነታይ ኣብ ካልኣይ ደረጃ ተሰሪዑ ከምዘሎ ክበርሃሎም ከምዝሓተቱ፡

ጉዳይ ኤርትራውያን ተቋውሞ ደምበ ብሓንሳብ ክሰርሕ ዘይምኽኣሉ ቅሬታኦም ከም ዝገለጹ ፡ኣብ መወዳእታ ኣኼባ ድሕሪ ናይ ኣርባዕተ ሰዓታት ዝኣክል ኣስተምህሮን ክትዕን ክትግበሩ ካብ ዘሎዎም መምርሕታትን ብምሃብ ኣኼባ ብዝኽሪ ሰማእታት ተዛዚሙ።

Friday, 31 October 2014 18:18

3rd EPDP’s Branch Congress in Oslo

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3rd EPDP’s Branch Congress in Oslo

The EPDP’s branch in Norway conducted successfully its 3rd Congress under the slogan Change comes by united struggle only, on 18 Oct 2014 in the city of Oslo. Branch members attended this event from over all the land including from different camps of asylum seekers.

The chairman in the Branch, Mr. Dawit Araya updated the Congress with vast and inclusive information on the current situation in homeland, on the opposition camp, on the Eritrean Peoples’ Democratic Party and its branch in Norway. In his address about movements for change in the country, Mr. Dawit mentioned the Forto Asmara event on 23 January 2013 by our Hero Wedi Ali, the refusal of remobilization program by militants aged 50s, the vast and of heavy message written document by the Bishops of the Eritrean Catholic Church under the title WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?,andthe Excommunicating Official Letter by the six different missionary sectors of the Eritrean Orthodox Church. The Chairman analyzed this stating that the opposition and refusal of the dictatorial regime in Eritrea which started fleeing the country in exodus, now gradually has being developed into voice and action even in the territory of the land by some parts of the nation.

Listing the Declaration of Pretoria, the unique Frankfort Festival of 2014 by EPDP, the Bologna Summit and similar other events, Mr. Dawit said that even the opposition camp is now in its promising atmosphere to unity and harmony. In addition, Dawit mentioned the Umbrella of the Eritrean Forces for Democratic Change in Norway which is going to hold it 2nd Congress next week in the City of Bergen as typical model for harmony and joint action.

Mr. Medhanie Habtezghi, Secretary in the branch, following the Chairman, presented detailed annual report on political, personal, diplomacy and relations, and on social affairs. The Secretary concluded his informative presentation stating that though we can say we have done to the extent of our capacity despite the hardship of living in third country as refugees and asylum seekers, we should however not be proud of what we have done as long as we have not achieved our destination, justice and democracy in our country.The treasury man in the branch Mr. Mahder Okubazghi on his turn gave his annual report on finance and property based on incomes and outcomes. 

In the time which was allocated for questions and comments, the audience of the congress expressed their satisfaction and trust on the presented report and adored the branch leadership for its dedication. 

The Congress then proceeded to election of new branch leaders. Being led by the democratic election principles which they also stated in the Party Constitution; the assembly then reaffirmed the previous branch leaders for another one year’s term.

The Congress then held a vast discussion on social affairs issue giving its special focus on the conditions of the veteran handicaps for Independence who are situated in Kassala, Sudan, the Eritrean Refugee School in Wde-Sherifo, the maintenance of poor children from remote and the worrying condition of the huge asylum seekers in Norway. Finally, a committee of two members was formed with the special mandate of following these issues. 

 

EPDP-News and Information Section, Norway Branch   

Thursday, 30 October 2014 18:30

ብሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰ.ዲ.ህ.ኤ) ጨንፈር ኵንስላንድ፡ ዞባ ኣውስትራልያ፡ ዝተወደበ ህዝባዊ ኣኼባ ኣብ ከተማ ብርዝቤን ተኻይዱ

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ብሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ (ሰ.ዲ.ህ.ኤ) ጨንፈር ኵንስላንድ፡ ዞባ ኣውስትራልያ፡ ዝተወደበ ህዝባዊ ኣኼባ ኣብ ከተማ ብርዝቤን ተኻይዱ

ብቐዳም 25 ጥቅምቲ 2014 ሰ.ዴ.ህ.ኤ ጨንፈር ኵንስላንድ ዝወደቦ ህዝባዊ ኣኼባ ኣብ ከተማ ብርዝቤን ተኻይዱ። እዚ ንኣርባዕተ ሰዓታት ዝቐጸለ ኣኼባ ብእንቋዕ ደሓን መጻእኩም ዝብል ቃል ኣቶ ወሊድ ኢብራሂም ኣቦ መንበር ጨንፈር ሰዴህኤ ኣብ ኵንስላንድ’ዩ ተኸፊቱ። ብምቕጻል ኣቶ ሃይለ ገብሩ ኣባል ማእካላይ ባይቶ ሰ.ዴ.ህ.ኤ ንህሉው ኩነታት ሃገርናን ኣድላይነት ሓቢርካ ምስራሕን ኣብ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ሰፊሕ መግለጺ ኣቕሪቡ። ብድሕሪ’ዚ ኣቶ ኤፍሬም ገብረ-ልዑል ኣባል ሰ.ዴ.ህ.ኤ: ሰልፊ ዲሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ መን’ዩ? ነየናይ ዕላማ ኢዩ’ኸ ዝቃለስ? ኣብ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ፖወር-ፖይንትን ፕሮጀክተርን ተጠቒሙ ብድምጽን ስእልን ዝተሰነየ ንመትከላትን ተግባራዊ ንጥፈታትን ሰልፊ ዴሞክራሲ ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዘላሊ ሰፊሕ መንግለጺ ኣቕሪቡ። ብጀካ’ዚ ኣቶ ኤፍሬም ነቲ ኣብ ሃገርና እተራእየን ገና’ውን ዝቕጽል ዘሎን፡ ንምምሕዳር መላኺ ስርዓት ህግደፍ ዝቃወም፡ ምንቅስቓሳት በብመድረኹ ሰሪዑን ዘርዚሩን ብምቕራብ ዘይዓመጻዊ ኣገባብ ኣቀላልሳ ህዝብና ርዒምዎን በብእዋኑ እናዓበየ ይኸይድ ምህላዉን ኣብሪሁ። ኣብ መወዳእታ ከኣ ንሕቶታትን ርእዮቶታትን ኣኼበኛታት ብምስማዕን ኣዕጋቢ መልስን መብርህን ብምግናዕ፡ እቲ ሰዓት 5፡00 ድሕሪ ቐትሪ ዝጀመረ ዘተ ሰዓት 9፡00 ምሸት ተደምዲሙ።

Thursday, 30 October 2014 08:58

‘We Know How Many Eritrean Children Reach Europe, Not How Many Die Trying’ – Says UN Eritrea Rapporteur

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‘We Know How Many Eritrean Children Reach Europe, Not How Many Die Trying’ – Says UN Eritrea Rapporteur

NEW YORK (28 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, expressed alarm about continuing human rights violations in the country resulting in mass departures. She warned the UN General Assembly about the high number of children fleeing from Eritrea without their parents.

“By mid-October, more than 4,000 Eritrean minors had arrived in Italy since the beginning of the year, including more than 3,200 children travelling without their parents,” Ms. Keetharuth said, quoting recent data collected by the UN Refugee Agency.

“The numbers provided only reflect those who make it to Europe. We do not know how many children perish along the flight,” the human rights expert stressed. “In all circumstances, unaccompanied minors require special protection.”

The children risk their lives, travelling on their own or with friends, to escape from looming military training and conscription amounting to forced labour, to join family members or in the hope of finding their rights protected across borders. They are very vulnerable and run the risk of exposure to abuse and violence, including falling in the hands of traffickers and smugglers who ask for ransoms from their families.

Eritreans are escaping systematic and widespread human rights violations, such as indefinite forced conscription and violations in the context of the national service, arbitrary arrests and detention, incommunicado detention, inhumane prison conditions, extrajudicial killings, disappearances and torture.

“In recent months, we have seen a considerable increase in Eritrean asylum seekers and refugees crossing into neighbouring countries with almost 4,000 fleeing on a monthly basis,” she said. Significantly higher numbers of Eritreans are arriving in Europe. Between January and September 2014, 32,537 Eritreans arrived in Italy by boat. With Syrians, Eritreans constitute the largest group of arrivals.

The Special Rapporteur noted that the situation has deteriorated in the context of the attempted coup in January 2013, dubbed as the ‘Forto incident’. An unknown number of people, though the numbers quoted are as high as 800, including public figures, were reportedly arrested and detained, with no information as to their whereabouts, nor have they appeared before any court of law.

“The violations described are committed with impunity. No perpetrators have been brought to justice,” Ms. Keetharuth stated. “This is why I welcome the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry by the Human Rights Council to investigate all alleged violations of human rights in Eritrea, as outlined in my reports.”

The expert called on the Eritrean Government, the Eritrean people, in and outside of the country, as well as the international community to cooperate with both the Commission’s and her mandate. “I remain fully committed to continue delivering on the mandate entrusted to me by the Human Rights Council in a constructive, transparent, independent and impartial manner and look forward to starting work as a member of the Commission of Inquiry,” she said.

The Special Rapporteur welcomed Eritrea’s accession to the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in September, which was long overdue. “I hope this is an indication of Eritrea’s willingness to comply with the prohibition of torture under international law,” she said.

Sheila B. Keetharuth was appointed as the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea during the 21st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in September 2012. She took her functions on 1 November 2012. As Special Rapporteur, she is independent from any government or organization and serves in her individual capacity. A lawyer from Mauritius, she has extensive experience in monitoring and documenting human rights violations, advocacy, training and litigation in human rights in Africa. Learn more, log on to: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/CountriesMandates/ER/Pages/SREritrea.aspx

Check the Special Rapporteur’s latest report to the UN Human Rights Council (A/HRC/26/L.6): http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?m=201

UN Human Rights, country page – Eritrea: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Countries/AfricaRegion/Pages/ERIndex.aspx

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Friday, 17 October 2014 10:58

Six Ancient Eritrean Monasteries Excommunicate Regime-Appointees Abusing the Orthodox Church

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Six Ancient Eritrean Monasteries Excommunicate Regime-Appointees Abusing the Orthodox Church

In a joint statement issued on October 1, 2014, six ancient and powerful Eritrean Orthodox Church monasteries of Debre Bizen, Emba Selassie, Debre Sina, Debre Libanos, Debre Tsege Sef’a and Debre Yohannes Metmik (the Baptist) have strongly condemned and excommunicated two topmost government appointed “leaders” of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church.

 

 

The excommunicated individuals are the civilian Yeftahe Dimetros Ghebremariam and the cleric Keshi Habtom Rusom Habte, both of whom won notoriety in church circles and in the Eritrean society in general during the last ten years.

The strong condemnation and excommunication of the two persons is believed to be a direct finger pointing of all the wrong doing in the country to the one-man regime of Isayas Afeworki itself.

According to an Eritrean website, Assena.com, the tyrannical regime (read: the dictator)  has already taken desperately trying to save face by removing the two accused persons from their church posts. Yeftahe Dimetors, has been the key figure in the Church following the illegal dethroning of the Eritrean Orthodox Church leader, His Holiness Patriarch Antonios, a decade ago.

 

The ancient Monastery of Debre Bizen is located a stone’s throw east of Asmara.

The six signatory monasteries of the Eritrean Orthodox Church summarized their charges in seven accusations and informed the Eritrean people to never have any relation with these persons as regards Church affairs. 

 

The Monastery of Emba Selassie, built  on top of precipitous mountain, is located south of Keren.

The statement, so far existing in Tigrinia and expected to be translated to several languages, affirmed that the two persons were the key figures responsible for all the evil acts that bedeviled the Church and left it fragmented and weakened.

 

 

Debre Sina

  It stated in sharp and clarion clear wording that:

·         The two individuals repeatedly violated the most venerated laws and rules of the Eritrean Church;

·         Dishonoured and usurped the Patriarchate and its head;

·         Sided  with evil doers in the country and gave them favourable cover;

·         Actively divided and weakened Eritrean monasteries;

·         Sowed confusion and destroyed the unity of the Church;

·         Victimized honest servants of the Church and its followers;

·         Promoted corruption and dishonesty.

 

 

Debre Libanos

Translation of the statement in English is expected to be obtained soon.

Thursday, 16 October 2014 19:39

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Wednesday, 15 October 2014 19:21

Reportage on Events of 1st Anniversary of The Lampedusa Tragedy of 3 October, 2013

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Reportage on Events of 1st Anniversary of The Lampedusa Tragedy of 3 October, 2013

EPDP Information Office

“Every day is October 3”, read one of the placards of demonstrators at the Lampedusa airport on 2 and 3 October 2014. The slogan aimed to tell European Union and Italian high officials  that over 3,000 lives have perished around Lampedusa since last October because EU and Italy did not show enough commitment to stop death of desperate refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. Yet, the focus remained on the heartbreaking death of 368 victims, almost all Eritreans, on October 3, 2014.

Reports had it that Eritreans all over the world marked the first anniversary of that tragedy by gathering in large and small groups for candle vigil and for voicing out their recommitment to the struggle that aims to end the ongoing death and untold suffering of their nation. But none of those events could match the events organized in Italy, especially in Lampedusa. Needless to say, nothing was done in Asmara to commemorate this day of national tragedy that the Eritrean regime a year ago called an incident that affected “African migrants”. And no wonder that the regime also failed to send even a junior representative to the memorial events in Lampedusa at which the EU and Italy were represented by their highest office holders.

The spot where 368 lives perished is just a mile away from the safe shores of Lampedusa!!

Pope Francis on Lampedusa Anniversary

The events of marking the anniversary of the tragedy started on October 1 in the Vatican City when Pope Francis met with the survivors and close family members of the victims.

 

Pope Francis gave words of consolation to family members and promised to do all what he can to help speed up the delayed process of identifying the remains of the victims and to see they are given proper burial in Eritrea or at least in one place in Italy. The family members of the victims and the survivors were provided accommodation by the Vatican for their short stay in Rome.

Events in Lampedusa on October 2

On October 2, family members of the victims and the survivors were met at a meeting hall at the Lampedusa airport by the delegation of the European Union that included Mr. Martin Schultz, president of the European Parliament. The family members expressed their frustrations about the lingering lack of commitment to speed up giving dignified burial to the victims who were abandoned to die only 1 mile from the shores of Lampedusa.

Civil society members from the region demonstrated at the airport and accused the EU and Italy of not doing enough to save lives in the Mediterranean Sea at least since October 3, 2013. 

Muslim and various Christian denominations gathered for inter-faith services in memory of the victims and made calls to the conscience of Europe and the rest of humanity to help people in distress because of man-made and natural causes. Later in the day, Eritrean survivors of the tragedy and family members led wall writings in memory of the victims by addressing to each of them words of love and prayer.

Conference on Lampedusa Tragedy, on 3 October 

The first speaker at the conference held in the morning hours of 3 October at the Lampedusa airport meeting hall was Ms Guisy Nicolini, the mayor of Lampedusa, who bluntly stated that “nothing was changed since 3 October 2013” and that lives are being lost in the shores of Lampedusa, the first “Port of European port” in the region. The Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who is also the designated EU Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign and Security Policies, said “Europe must open migration channels” and pledged to push Italy and the EU to do more in promoting policies that can solve critical refugee and migration problems in a just manner.

 

President of the EU Parliament, Mr. Schultz, said that the death of so many Eritreans at “the tragedy of Lampedusa is a stain on the conscience of Europe” and that strong efforts are needed now to solve refugee and migration problems, including the root causes. He noted that the EU, which could spend €700 billion to stabilize the euro, should be able to spend sufficient millions to save threatened human lives at least in the shores of Europe. Mr. Schultz also cited figures of Syrian refugee inflows to countries like Jordan and comparative figure in population sizes would be 40 million refugees entering his country, Germany. He added that Europe is not yet sharing the refugee burden at the world scale.

The task of solving the root causes of the flight of refugees and migration was mentioned by several speakers at the conference which, in addition to high level delegations of EU and Italy, was attended by Eritreans and regional and international humanitarian and human rights organizations.

Migration experts at the conference spoke about the 19th century emigration waves from Europe to the rest of the world and that the present day criminalization of refugees and migrants by certain groups and media outlets should be fought strongly and be defeated. For instance, Mr. Christopher Heir of the Italian Refugee Council questioned the use of words like “emigrant” and “illegal” to people fleeing from conflicts who should always be seen as refugees – people looking for a safe and better refuge than the hellish environment they left behind them.At the end of the conference, the EU and Italian dignitaries laid wreath of flowers at the spot where the fateful incident occurred a year ago. Parents of victims, survivors and representatives of Eritrean political and civil society organizations were present at the occasion.

 

The 3 October events in the Island of Lampedusa included another inter-denomination church  led by the representative of Pope Francis to the occasion. Following the church ceremony, a demonstration, which braved a heavy rainfall, was led by singing Eritrean survivors of the tragedy and walked up to the shores from where the survivors and the bodies of the dead were pulled out of the sea on 3 October 2013.

Italian civil society members staged a memorial walk into the shores of the sea clad in white boat-like outfits, each representing the 368 victims while  survivors and family members of the victims also lit 368 balloons and let them fly over Lamedusa in memory of the victims.

On 4 and 5 October, Eritreans continued paying visits to a reserve area on the shores of the island with 368 trees planted in memory of the victims.

During the Lampedusa anniversary events, Eritrean representatives of political and civil society organizations took time to meet and discuss about this first anniversary of the tragedy in which Eritrean participation was not that satisfactory. The meeting thus reviewed the possibility of effectively organizing future events in memory of the victims of Lampedusa and all other Eritreans who perished in the high seas and deserts while fleeing from the gross political and human violations of the Eritrean regime.  It was finally agreed on actively organizing an annual Lampedusa Memorial Day that should include the participation of all Eritrean communities in Europe and other parts of the globe. Eritrean groups in Italy who are already members of an existing coordination body were mandated to centralize the preparation of the annual Memorial Day with the participation of other sister groupings in the European region.

 

 

Sunday, 05 October 2014 07:51

Top EU and Italian Dignitaries Join 1st Memorial of Lampedusa Tragedy; PFDJ Regime was Absent

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Top EU and Italian Dignitaries Join 1st Memorial of Lampedusa Tragedy; PFDJ Regime was Absent

By EPDP Delegate in Lampedusa

The first anniversary of the Lampedusa tragedy was marked in Lampedusa in the presence of high European Union and Italian dignitaries and representatives of regional and international organizations closely concerned with human rights ande migration issues. Also attending were survivors of the tragedy that claimed 368 lives a year ago, family members of the victims as well as Eritrean political and civil society organizations, among them the Eritrean People’s Democratic Party (EPDP). The absence of the Eritrean regime was very noticeable.

 

Attending the 3 October  ceremonies at Lampedusa Airport and at the spot where the tragedy occurred a year ago included the newly designated EU High Representative and Italian Foreign Minister Ms Federica Mogherini; the President of the EU Parliament, Mr. Martin Schultz of Germany; the President of the Italian Chamber of Representatives, Ms. Laura Boldrini; Ms. Maria da A. Esteves, the President of both the Portuguese Parliament and  union of Mediterranean zone parliaments; representative of Pope Francis, Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio, and many Italian officials, and representatives of UNHCR and other human rights organizations.

 

EU and Italian dignitaries in a minute of silence in commemoration of Lampedusa victims

 

Among a good number of Eritreans were Father Mussie Zerai; Dr. Alganesh Fisseha (Ghandi); Ambassador Andebrahan Weldegiorgis of National Dialogue Forum (Medrek); Mr. Woldeyesus Ammar of EPDP; and representatives of Eritrean Democratic Party; Eritrean National Salvation Front, and Eritrean civil society organizations in Italy and other parts of Europe. The Eritrean regime was not invited nor did it volunteer to join the memorial day of so many Eritrean victims of its own doing, and whom it infamously wished to call the “African migrants”.

At the Lampedusa Memorial Conference held in the morning hours of 3 October at the airport, nearly a dozen dignitaries spoke on the historic importance of the tragedy that befell so many Eritreans in the immediate shorts of Lampedusa a year ago to the day. Ms Mogherini expressed Italy’s ande EU’s renewed commitment to save lives in the Mediterranean Sea, and Mr. Schultz spoke of the wounds that the Lampedsua tragedy inflicted both upon Eritrean families and the “dignity and conscience of Europe”. They and other speakers pledged to do all what they can to create policies that can solve the problems related to the influx of refugees and migrants from Africa and the Middle East. Young Eritrean who spoke representing the Otobre civil society and other organizers of the event, called the tragedy an incident that “should and could have been avoided”.

 

Soon after the conference at the airport, the dignitaries with survivors of the tragedy and family members of the victims boarded the fleet of boats that took them to the spoke where the tragedy took place only about 1.5k away from the shores of Lampedusa. The EU and Italian dignitaries threw a wreath of flowers to the sea on the very spoke where the fateful boat sank with all its victims.

 

Later on the day, religious leaders organized an inter-faith memorial in the Island of Lampedusa at which candles were light at ever mention of the 368 victims of 3 October 2013. 

Following the church memorial ceremony, survivors of the tragedy led a large demonstration that headed to the spoke on which the 155 survivors of the incident were pulled to safety. It was a heavily rainy evening but the demonstrators were not stopped from their march and final prayers and sermons by Eritrean Catholic and Orthodox priests who were part of the memorial ceremonies of the day.

Earlier on 1 October, families of the Lampedusa victims and the survivors were received in audience with Pope Francis in the St. Peter’s Cathedral in the Vatican in which the Pope pledged to help in giving a proper burial for the remains of the victims of Lampedusa in Eritrea or to at least give them a common cemetery in Italy. (Harnnet.org will have a special reportage on these intensive events of the first Lampedusa Memorial Day in Italy).

Saturday, 04 October 2014 07:52

Resolutions Adopted by EPDP NA 3rd Congress

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Resolutions Adopted by EPDP NA 3rd Congress

EPDP North America (NA) 3rd Congress

27-28 September 2014

Chicago, Illinois

Resolutions Adopted by EPDP NA 3rd Congress

‘Where is Your Brother’ document and what it means

Recognizing the bold step taken by the four Eritrean Catholic Bishops in authoring “Where is Your Brother” and in which they extensively present the dismal state of affairs of our country under the PFDJ regime and the potential of having a failed country if nothing is done,

Reaffirming and supporting our Party’s position, which recognizes the “Where is Your Brother” document as the most comprehensive one ever written by religious leaders in Eritrea and its potential contribution for freedom and democracy by evolving into a wider and stronger support by Eritreans,

Stressing the fact that such a document coming from religious and spiritual leaders attests that our country is in deep crisis and is need of immediate salvation by removing the PFDJ dictatorial regime from political power and its network of repression,

Recognizing the call by the pastors for social and religious harmony amongst Eritrean people is one of the underpinnings of their message,

Noting that the “Where is Your Brother” establishes a new dynamic that offers an opportunity to rally Eritrean people behind the opposition,

The NA America EPDP 3rd Congress,

Resolves that EPDP North America members will continue to use the “Where is Your Brother” document as a turning point development in the struggle against tyranny in our country as well as to utilize it as an essential means to promote a concerted struggle against the PFDJ regime;

Urges other religious leaders in Eritrea to author similar material or provide a critical support to the document written by the four Eritrean Catholic pastors as this will further expand and deepen the message of opposition amongst Eritrean people;

Calls upon Eritrean opposition forces and civil society organizations to use the document as a source of reliable and thorough account of the abysmal misery of our people that should be used to strengthen our struggle, mobilize our people, and adopt policies against the regime of Issais and his repressive institutions.

Operation Forto and what it represents

Affirming our Party’s support for the (January 21, 2013) Operation Forto carried out under the leadership of Colonel Said Ali Hijay (Wodi Ali), demanding the release of all political prisoners who are languishing in various detention centers without due process as well as the implementation of the ratified constitution of 1997,

Condemningthe murderous act taken by the brutal regime of PFDJ on Col. Wodi Ali and his group in the aftermath, and on others who were accused of collaborating with the Operation Forto, including many others who were put in prison on grounds of suspicion,

Believing that their uprising and the subsequent loss of their lives under the hands of Issais regime is to establish justice, rule of law, and constitutional governance that would achieve the fundamental human rights and freedoms of Eritrean people, equitable economic, cultural, and social development, and stable political condition in our country,

Aware of thefactthat Operation Forto was the first of its kind to take place after two decades, which demonstrates the degree to which both the support and legitimacy of the PFDJ regime within the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) and the Eritrean public at large is fast diminishing, 

The NA America EPDP 3rd Congress,

Calls upon all Eritreans to expand the resistance started by Col. Wodi Ali and his group to the Eritrean people in a manner that would galvanize the rejection and speedy removal of the PFDJ regime from power;

Draws the attention of Eritrean opposition forces and civic society organizations to capitalize on the Operation of Forto and promote an integrated approach that connects the homeland and the Diaspora struggles against the PFDJ regime;

Supports and resolves that EPDP North America Region will continue to expand the resistance and uprising ignited by Col. Wodi Ali and his group to the Eritrean people.

Statement of EMDHR Workshop of May 2014

Convinced that the goal set out in the EMDHR statement is a significant shift in our struggle for democracy and freedom,

Recognizing the work undertaken in the workshop by a group of Eritrean experts, scholars, youth, and civil society organizations, including political parties/organizations is representative of the Eritrean people,

Believing that such an all-inclusive statement can play a decisive role in building a consensus amongst the Eritrean opposition forces for change, including civil society organizations and networks,

Recognizing the importance of the resolutions, statements, and mutual understandings reached both in Frankfurt and Bologna festivals provide complementary and vital contributions to the Pretoria statement, 

The NA EPDP 3rd Congress,

Reaffirms the position taken by EPDP on the urgency of mobilizing resources required to garner support and endorsement of the statement;

Underlines the importance of such a key document to reach out Eritrean oppositions forces, and in this regard urges all Eritreans opposed to the Issais regime to take special note, and deepen and enrich the document in a way that consolidates the principles contained in the document;

Recommends streamlining of and/or merger between the Pretoria statement and Bologna roadmap, including other relevant documents in order to avoid duplication and overlap, and to facilitate the formation of one national road map/strategy;

Urges parties (individually or collectively) that have not yet endorsed the statement to look into it, and to make every effort to participate and to work in partnership with those who already endorsed it;

Underscores the needfor our Party to continue to play its crucial role for sustained efforts with a view to creating favorable conditions in bringing all parties into full agreement and effective implementation of the statements/roadmaps reached in Pretoria, Bologna and in Frankfurt festival.   

On Unity of the Eritrean forces for change

Convinced that forging unity amongst all Eritrean opposition forces for change is an essential national foundation, which will enable us to remove the PFDJ regime in the immediate term and provides us an opportunity to create a ground conducive for establishing a united and democratic Eritrea in the long term,

Recognizing that unity amongst Eritrean opposition forces for change fosters and lays the foundation for peace and reconciliation among Eritrean people in post PFDJ Eritrea,

Noting that the primary responsibility of achieving unity rests with all Eritrean opposition forces for change and civil society organizations, including the Eritrean public at large,

Emphasizing the significance of taking action now to fulfill our obligation and responsibility on the question of unity is more urgent than ever before, given the deteriorating situation of our country,

Reaffirming once again the political determination and commitment of EPDP on national unity, and the efforts and contributions it has so far made to advance the cause of unity as a fundamental national project is recognizable and on a record,

Further reaffirming EPDP’s stand on unity is consistent with our national principles and values that promote peaceful coexistence amongst our diverse cultures, religions, and faiths, as well as a crucial postion that ensures and safeguards our independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,

The NA America EPDP 3rd Congress,

Calls upon EPDP to continue doubling its effort on achieving unity by establishing a framework that reflects the current state of affairs of the Eritrean opposition forces for change;

Encourages EPDP to continue maintaining mutual understanding and relationships, discussions, and confidence building between Eritrean opposition forces for change in an effort to alleviate the challenges and obstacles we face regarding unity;

Supports the stated principle of EPDP relating to unity: one that calls for the establishment of complete unity/merger between forces whose principles and political persuasions are similar, and the second that calls for the formation of coalition/umbrella within the framework of narrowing the differences through dialogue and confidence building measures down the road;

Calls upon Eritrean opposition members and civil society organizations to consider and address unity as a priority in our struggle and work transparently with a view to playing a positive role and strengthening the pillars of unity;

Urges Eritrean experts and scholars, especially those who have expertise in the field of conflict resolution and reconciliation to play their role both by actively engaging and providing expertise advice through seminars and conferences to Eritreans. 

On the Eritrean Refugees and their Sufferings

Recognizing the efforts taken by a number of Eritrean organized groups and individuals to address the problem Eritrean refugees are facing, and mainly Eritrean refugees in the Sinai Peninsula who are becoming the victim of human traffickers,

Commending the extraordinary work by Human Rights Concern Eritrea and its Director Elsa Chyrum, including Dr. Alganesh Fesseha Ghandi, and Meron Estifanos and many other Eritrean activists in bringing the suffering of Eritrean refugees to the attention of governmental, nongovernmental, human rights organizations, and to the international community as a whole,

Appreciating the assistance regularly given to the Eritrean refugees by an Egyptian human rights activist, Mr. Hamdy el-Azazy, including other non Eritrean organizations and individual activists who are tirelessly working to bring the plight of Eritrean refugees to the attention of the world community,

Further appreciating our Party’s effort and commitment to the cause of Eritrean refugees,

Noting that the dictatorship in our country is the root cause for the continued influx and displacement of our people, which is resulting in the loss of hundreds and thousands of Eritrean lives across the world,

The NA EPDP 3rd Congress,

Urges Eritreans, individually and collectively to renew their determination and continue to work to ensure the protection of Eritrean refugees’ humanity and dignity in their host countries, including assisting them to obtain political asylum in their host countries or to resettle to a third-party country;

Calls upon international community, United Nations refugee agencies, and host countries to protect and assist Eritrean refugees according to the provisions established in the various refugee conventions and protocols;

Urges Eritrean opposition forces and civil society organizations to work in unison and address the root cause of the unspeakable plight of Eritrean refugees – removing the dictatorial regime of Issais Afeworki from political power.

On the Eritrean Diaspora Grass Roots Movement

Convincedthat the Eritrean Diaspora grass roots movement that came into being in the aftermath of the Lampedusa tragedy is a turning point in the democratic struggle Eritrean people are waging,

Noting that the mushrooming of world-wide grass roots movement is unequivocal demonstration and a strong rejection of the tyrannical system in our country,

Stressing the importance of establishing and creating a world-wide leadership and organization of the grass roots movement,

Conscious that a world-wide leadership and coordination of grass roots movement would contribute positively to a common understanding, and coordinated mobilization and campaign against the PFDJ regime,

Keeping in mind that the measurable success so far registered by Eritrean grass root movements and the evidence of an increase in public support presents an imminent opportunity for boosting the democratic struggle,

The NA EPDP 3rd Congress,

Reaffirms thatour Party should continue strengthening, supporting and enhancing Eritrean Diaspora grass root movements, particularly in support of establishing local, regional, and international leadership and organization;

Calls upon Eritrean political groups, civil society organizations, experts, and others to give particular and timely attention to the development, cooperation, and guidance of the Eritrean Diaspora grass root movements;

Stresses the importance of mending the intergenerational gap (between the liberation era and the present generation) that exists among Eritreans by learning from each other and acknowledging the diversity of each other’s experience, perspective, and values, and embracing our common values, beliefs and expectations so as to create a culture of inclusion and understanding on how to work together against the tyrannical system of PFDJ regime and how to ensure the continuity of our country through cultivating the current and future Eritrean generations;

Further stresses that each generation has a lot to offer to our country’s future, but this would only be productive if each generation engages in a positive discussion and debate aimed at solidifying the struggle against the PFDJ regime and securing the destiny of future generations.

On How to Bridge the Gap between Inside Eritrea and the Diaspora Struggle

Reaffirming our Party’s position on the establishment of a solid connection between the struggles of the inside and outside Eritrea as its fundamental strategy to effect democratic change in Eritrea,

Further reaffirming that employing different approaches and means of engagement on how to coalesce these two fronts into the same page should be one of the underpinning strategies of the opposition,

Believing that establishing an organized resistance and leadership inside Eritrea is crucial with a view to expediting the defeat of the PFDJ regime, as well as to adopting measures that would ensure unity and peaceful democratic transition in post PFDJ Eritrea,

The NA EPDP 3rd Congress,

Calls upon Eritrean opposition forces for change to formulate and implement a comprehensive action plan, indentifying steps and measures to connect the homeland and Diaspora struggles;

Urges Eritrean opposition forces for change to design and establish comprehensive news and media regime that will enhance, broaden, and raise awareness of Eritrean people on democracy and constitutional governance;

Further urges Eritrean opposition forces for change to use news and media as an instrument for integrated information campaign to expose and undermine the gross and systematic practice of terrorism and intimidation, violence and brutality, and repression being perpetuated by the PFDJ regime on our people while safeguarding the unity, political independence, and territorial integrity of Eritrea;

Emphasizes once again that the defeat of PFDJ is dependent upon founding a strong resistance organization inside Eritrea, which should be tied and work hand in hand with the Diaspora opposition in order to defeat the PFDJ, in addition to laying ground for a smooth transition to democracy in post PFDJ

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