AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHuman Rights & UN Oversight: The UN Human Rights Council extended the UN Special Rapporteur’s Eritrea mandate after a vote (23 in favour, 6 against, 17 abstaining), with Eritrean diaspora groups and EU backers calling it one of the few tools to document alleged abuses. Civil Society Pressure: A coalition including CSW urged the Council to back the next rapporteur strongly, saying Eritrea has not shown meaningful improvement and continues to resist scrutiny. Cultural Governance: In Asmara, Eritrea held a workshop on implementing UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, with Japan and UNESCO’s Eastern Africa office, focusing on documentation and nomination files. Regional Security Politics: Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed dismissed claims of a Sudan-Eritrea-TPLF alignment, saying Ethiopia has “no fear” and is strengthening defenses. Religious Freedom Watch: A new International Christian Concern index highlights rising religious nationalism and transnational repression, including tactics meant to “intimidate, silence and displace” believers. Humanitarian Preparedness: Action Against Hunger and IGAD’s ICPAC launched a two-year ECHO-funded IMPAACT initiative to build anticipatory action systems across the Greater Horn, targeting 243,801 people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti.
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