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NEWS and Events
EHDR-UK Writes an Open Letter to Mr Negassi Sengal
London,
29 June 2003
EHDR-UK published a press
release to protest insensitivities exhibited by the PFDJ group, which is
backed by the Eritrean Embassy, as Eritrea mourns the death of tens of
thousands of its young citizens who perished in the Ethiopian Eritrean
war.
It is to be remembered that
a wee ago Eritrean families were notified of fatalities that ensued the
unnecessary and draining Eritrean/Ethiopian war that took place
1998-2000. The nation was thrown
into an unparalleled state of shock after learning the deaths of its
young citizens on whose hands the future of the country was placed. As the nation grieved, PFDJ
supporters were instructed and organised by officials in the Eritrean
Embassy to go ahead with a weekend of festivity during 4-6 July 2003.
EHDR-UK registered its
concerns and complaints to the Eritrean Ambassador in UK, Mr Negassi
Sengal, with regards to his office’s insensitivities. The open letter mentioned the
fact that in the past PFDJ resorted to festivals, dances and celebrations
in order to numb the pain of Eritrean nationals and divert issues of real
concern to the nation. It
also stated that this scheduled PFDJ festival falls under the same
category and more: it is designed to camouflage the government’s
predicaments.
The letter urged Eritreans
in the UK to reflect on the current state of affairs, which are marred
with raging human rights abuses, to remain vigilant of the political
trickeries that lay waiting behind the festivity and to think over the
promises which were never kept under various pretexts and concocted
exigencies.
Click HERE
to read the press release.
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