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By Elena Pavlovska
Journalist

EPA-EFE//ABED AL HASHLAMOUN

An ongoing crackdown on Catholic Church activities, as well as the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment of Orthodox and other Christian congregation members in Eritrea has prompted the UN to call on the Eritrean government to do more to “guarantee respect citizens’ freedom of religion” and to “release those who have been imprisoned for their religious beliefs”.

The squelching of Church’s activities began earlier this year when soldiers began seizing health facilities operated by the Catholic Church.

At the time of the initial raids, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea, Daniela Kravetz, said “The seizure of these health facilities will negatively impact the right to health of the affected populations, in particular, those in remote rural areas,” Kravetz explained. “By curtailing the activities of the Catholic Church, the Eritrean authorities are restricting the right of their citizens to enjoy quality health care...

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eritre ... rsecution/