The use of mandatory indefinite military service, sometimes amounting to forced labour and slavery, persisted. Returning refugees faced human rights abuses. The right to education was violated. The right to freedom of expression was stifled and the fate of government critics forcibly disappeared in 2001 remained unknown. The government continued in its failure to implement the UN Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations to investigate crimes under international law; and denied access to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.
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