Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, international human rights experts are condemning the nation’s persecution of the religious group and advocating for the release of wrongfully detained prisoners.
“As of the latest information available, 64 Jehovah’s Witness worshippers remain in detention for exercising their faith,” Mohamed Babiker, a United Nations expert on Eritrea’s observance of human rights, reported to the body’s committee on social, humanitarian and cultural issues on Oct. 30. “Just last month, 25 Jehovah’s Witnesses, including two children, were arrested. While the two minors were later released, the 23 adults were reportedly transported to Mai Serwa prison.”
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