The ruling on Eritrea's border with Ethiopia, announced earlier this month, is likely to have an impact on crucial humanitarian issues in Eritrea such as reintegration and refugee repatriation.

The Eritrean government is to demobilise 5,000 soldiers this week as part of a pilot project, the head of the National Commission for Demobilisation (NCD) said.

An innovative scheme to help illiterate women learn to read and write has been launched in two regions of Eritrea.

Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the safety of 13 Eritrean journalists currently in the custody of your government.

Your Excellency, I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect freedom of expression around the world, to express our grave concern over the detention of 10 Eritrean journalists currently on a hunger strike.