Successful
demonstration outside Downing Street, London
EHDR-UK - 24 Sep 2004
Another
successful demonstration was conducted outside Downing Street in London on
Friday 24 September 2004. The demonstrators called for justice, the
rule of law and for the protection of asylum seekers. At the end of
the peaceful demonstration a letter was handed to the representative of
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The letter highlighted the
gross human rights violations in Eritrea and the absence of tolerance to
any alternative views, the illegal detention of numerous people without
due process and the increasing number of people fleeing the country. After
commending the British government's role in engaging the Eritrean
government solely and with its European partners, the letter asked Her
Majesty's Government to take a lead by:
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Protecting
newly arriving asylum seekers and giving them all the protection that
they need;;
-
Not
forcibly deporting any Eritreans back to Eritrea and by urging other
governments, especially Libya, to stop forced deportation;
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Increasing
the pressure on the Eritrean government by means of targeted travel
bans on the high ranking government and party officials
-
Calling
for the immediate release of all political and religious prisoners;
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Demanding
the establishment of a genuine democratic government, which respects
all the basic freedoms of worship, association and speech under the
rule of law.
Eritreans
from all walks of life were represented and was good natured.
EHDR-UK
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