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Throughout the 20 years of Eritrea\u2019s independence, the government of President Isaias Afewerki has systematically used arbitrary arrest and detention without charge to crush all opposition, to silence all dissent, and to punish anyone who refuses to comply with the restrictions placed on freedom of religion and belief, the system of indefinite conscription into national service and other restrictions on human rights imposed by the government. Thousands of prisoners of conscience and political prisoners have disappeared into secret, incommunicado, detention \u2013 without charge or trial, and with no contact with the outside world. With no known exceptions, none of these thousands of prisoners has ever been charged or tried, or given access to a lawyer. In many hundreds of cases the families of the prisoners are not informed of arrests or of the whereabouts of their relatives; have never heard from them after their arrest and do not know if their relatives are alive or dead.<\/font><\/div>

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Detention conditions in Eritrea violate international law and standards. Cells and other confinement spaces are generally severely overcrowded, damp and unhygienic. Food, water and sanitation are inadequate. Numerous detention centers use underground cells or metal shipping containers as cells. Many of these detention centers are in desert locations, meaning that cells underground or constructed of metal suffer extreme heat during the day and extreme cold during the nights. These conditions are exacerbated by overcrowding. Conditions of detention in Eritrea are so appalling that Amnesty International considers that in themselves they amount to cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment. The secrecy with which these prisoners are detained makes them particularly vulnerable to torture, ill-treatment or unlawful killing. Torture and other forms of ill-treatment are commonplace for the purposes of punishment, interrogation and coercion. Many prisoners are reported to have died inside the prisons. <\/span><\/div>

Read the full Amnesty International report <\/span>Eritrea: 20 years of Independence, but still no freedom<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/font><\/b><\/p>

Map produced by <\/font>Amnesty International USA<\/a>.<\/font><\/font><\/p>

Data Sources:<\/u> <\/span>Amnesty International and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). <\/span><\/p>

Map is not comprehensive - some locations of detention facilities are approximate. Names and boundary representation do no necessarily constitute endorsement by Amnesty International.<\/i><\/p>


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