The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 32/24, which extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for one year, and requested that the mandate holder follow up on the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea in its report (A/HRC/32/47) presented to the Human Rights Council in June 2016.
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides information about her activities, notes relevant regional developments, the situation of Eritreans fleeing their home country and Eritrea’s engagement with the international community. The Special Rapporteur notes that the Government of Eritrea has not made any effort to address the human rights concerns highlighted by the Commission of Inquiry and that it has shown no willingness to tackle impunity with regard to perpetrators of past and ongoing violations. Finally, the Special Rapporteur sets out the steps required to put an end to continuing human rights violations and impunity, and presents possible avenues to pursue accountability by holding perpetrators of international crimes accountable.