The policy of indefinite and forced military conscription, sometimes amounting to slavery, persisted. Hundreds of Eritreans who had been forcibly returned after they sought refuge in other countries faced arbitrary detention on their return. The right to freedom of expression was repressed, and the fate of 27 people forcibly disappeared in 2001 remained undisclosed. The government continued in its failure to investigate crimes under international law. The mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea was renewed.
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