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Written by EHDR-UK
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
EHDR-UK has started touring the United Kingdom to introduce the organisation to Eritrean communities residing outside London and to spread the struggle for the respect of human rights in Eritrea. The other purpose of the trip was to empower Eritreans in Diaspora to be active participants in the affairs of the country. The first seminar was held in Leeds on Sunday 26 February 2006 where around 60 Eritreans from the Leeds area and its environs participated. Members of EHDR-UK Executive Committee introduced the organisation, its principal aims &objectives and then showed a short video about its activities over the last few years.
| The rest of the time was taken in discussing human rights and the responsibilities and duties of citizens in challenging the abuses that are currently taking place in Eritrea. Asylum and other pertinent issues were also discussed.Following the lengthy discussion, the participants decided to set up a West Yorkshire branch of EHDR-UK and elected three people as temporary co-ordinators of the branch. |  |
 | Similar meeting was held in Nottingham on Saturday 15 April 2006 where over 50 Eritreans participated. The afternoon was organised in the same way where following presentation by the Executive Committee of EHDR-UK, the floor was open for discussion on organisational and human rights issues. The participants recognised the work that EHDR-UK has been doing over the years and pledged to contribute in any way they that they can to stop the deteriorating human rights situation in Eritrea. Following the discussion, three people were elected to act as co-ordinators of the branch. | |
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