Time Machine No. 002 - March 1951 - Summary of an Address by H.E. The Chief Administrator of Eritrea to The Chiefs of the Beni Amer, Baria and Kunama Tribes at Barentu
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March 1951 - Summary of an Address by H.E. The Chief Administrator of Eritrea to The Chiefs of the Beni Amer, Baria and Kunama Tribes at Barentu
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There is human catastrophe unfolding in Yemen at this very minute. Two hundred and forty four Eritreans ninety five percent of whom are Afar citizens of Eritrea are in prison some for almost one year. Their crime is simply for entering Yemen without document. Their claim for political asylum until situation at home is improved was completely ignored by the Yemeni authorities and the UNHCR is on the sideline simply watching helpless.
As it is true with most Eritreans, this particular ethnic group is driven out of their traditional areas, prevented from leading their subsistence existence which is fishing on the Red Sea and forcibly conscripted in the open ended military National Service which has become scourge ....
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Regrettably, the 300 Afar refugees are languishing in Al-Hudeyda prison where their lives are trapped in a serious threat. Apart from consistent warnings of forcible return to Eritrea, they are facing communicable diseases caused by contaminated food and water. Amongst them are around 50 Afar refugees are in a grave danger of losing their lives to this disease outbreak.
Unfortunately, the ongoing political uncertainty in Yemen exasperated the situation of Red Sea Afar refugees. Going on almost a year in captivity, they haven’t had any access to UNHCR and Human rights organizations, representatives of Yemeni government or any access to medications and basic needs, which is guaranteed to them under UN Geneva convention on rights of refugees.
On Saturday, May 12, at 12:00 PM (Los Angeles Time) or 21:00 (Berlin Time) Yosief Ghebrehiwet will give a presentation at Smerr Paltalk. The topic is "The Fallacies of the Democracy Project and Nationhood in the Eritrean Context" In this presentation, the following points will be discussed:
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The International Commission on Eritrean Refugees (ICER) would like to appeal to all the political groups in particular to those whose operational base is Ethiopia to give focus on the issues affecting refugees in particular to the shady operation going on in the refugee camps. Frankly, since their base of operation is located stone throw away from Eritrea where the bulk of the refugees originate from we believe they are better placed than most of us to influence events, at least in as far as regulating the flow of persons from the refugee camps in Ethiopia and the Sudan. ...
This being the case, therefore, why is it so difficult for the political parties and in particular those operating from Ethiopia where part of the illegal activities is occurring cannot act in earnest to stop it? Is it because they are too preoccupied dealing with the more burning issues, for example, the overthrow of the unrepresentative regime and replacing it with democratic one? ...
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they're very important documents, thanks for bringing them out.
Let me conclude by citing a great statement from YG's recent comment:
"I wholeheartedly agree that the name ghedli should for ever remain associated with the name of that mass murderer, Idris Awate. There is no better way to symbolize its sectarianism and wanton violence."YG
Good for you Eritrea , you have challenged and won every time crooks and opportunists tried to disarm you , and make way for bandits and occupiers. Eritrea keep on defending yourself and continue as a nation of proud and loyal nationalists. Eritrea is protected by God and its children . Auguri Eritrea.
What more is there to say? The Kunama were disarmed and thus became easy pickings for the Islamic Terrorist Awate a.k.a. "freedom fighter" in fantasyland!
This was also a failure on the part of the British authorities, a pattern of conniving attitude which was seen repeatedly in other parts of the world.
The chief administrator of the BA sounds like the typical officer patronizing his subjects. In this instance, he seems troubled by the predatory activities in the western lowlands. His remarkable point was when he warned the tribes people the danger of justifying depradation for Eritrean nationalism. But hearing the voice of the representative of the Baria was the best part of the document. He mentioned the injury incurred on his people since those turbulent days.
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