Today's #Yiakl #SundaySpotlight goes out to the team behind #StopSlaveryInEritrea campaign for their dedication in running a very effective and strategic campaign.
Thank you team @StopSlaveryInEr!
#Eritrea2020 #Eritrea
#Yiakl #WeAreComingHome!
The following is a summary of the entire campaign.
#StopSlaveryInEritrea
The Problem:
In the mid-2000, the human rights conditions in #Eritrea have deteriorated drastically. Nearly all basic human rights are violated and the indefinite military service, torture, arbitrary detention has made it impossible for many Eritreans to remain in their country.
The Exodus:
Thousands of Eritreans flee the country each month, often taking unimaginable risks posed both by government policies as well as unscrupulous smugglers and
traffickers capitalizing from the atrocities in Eritrea.
The Tragedy:
The name #Eritrea becomes synonyms with Sahara death and torture, Mediterranean boat capsizes, Sinai torture and organ trafficking and so on. This culminates with a boat tragedy in October 2013, with more than 360 Eritrean refugees drowned in the sea Lampedusa.
The response:
The #LampedusaTragedy shocks the world that was indifferent to the #Eritrea|ns misery. It also awakens both the #Justiceseeker #Eritrea|ns and the #Silent majority.
The Birth of a Campaign:
A determined group of #Eritrea activists across Europe comes together and the @StopSlaveryInEr Campaign launches on 01-01-2014 in Sweden, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, UK and Italy.
Objectives:
• Highlight toxic nature of #Eritrea’s National Service that is amounted to slavery.
• Highlight conscription to national service as major push factors to Eritrea’s refugee crisis.
• Call Int'l comm to recognize this slavery as abject violation to the human rights
The plan:
The campaign aimed to last six months and culminate in Geneva in June 2016, where the group will appeal the UN Human Rights Council to intervene in Eritrea.
It was their hope that understanding the root cause of the exodus, is key to resolving the refugee crisis.
Who was involved:
The following organisations joined the Campaign at inception; Eritrean Youth
Group in Swiss, @united4eritrea @EYSC_Eritrea @EYSNS1,
#YoungWaveEritrea
#EritreanYouthGroupinWestLondon #SOSShegareb
The short-term impact #1
In video evidence, social media and face to face discussions, former recruited outlined the impact of the national service (psychological, physical, economic and
social) that forced them to leave the country by any means necessary.
The short-term impact #2
lobbying their respective governments including traditional lobbying techniques such as letters, face to face meetings with officials and utilizing social media to
create awareness and seek international pressure against the regime in #Eritrea.
Intermediate impact #1
The campaign organized a demo in Geneva in 2016 that has called for #Eritrean|s from all walks of life to stand up against slavery in Eritrea in the name
of National Service and call on international community for solidarity.
Intermediate impact #2
Support the @UNHumanRights #COI Special Rapporteur work on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, that found out the #Eritrea|n government is
responsible for crimes against Humanity.
Longterm impact#1
The campaign was involved in organizing the historical 2016 Geneva demonstration against Human rights violations in Eritrea, in which more than
10,000 Eritreans from all walks of life staged a demo in #UN office in Geneva.
Longterm impact#2
The campaign breaks diaspora #Eritrea|ns silence and brings together #Eritrea|ns from all walks of life. It was a historical moment of #Eritrea|ns Civic engagement endeavors that many of today's #Eritrea social movements built upon.
Further Information:
Please visit The Stop Slavery In Eritrea Campaign Facebook page (bit.ly/33VP3Fj) and the StopSlavery InEritrea YouTube Channel. (bit.ly/2OonSMP).
Yiaklers, join @BeqaYiakl in acknowledging the very dedicated and organized team behind the #EndSlaveryInEritea Campaign! Thank you @StopSlaveryInEr for proving to all of us that we have what it takes!
#Yiakl #WeAreComingHome
#Eritrea2020
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