The human right watch in a statement, called for a thorough review of the issue by the UN Human Rights Council and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
HRW also called on Eritrea’s partners, including the Gulf States, to exert pressure on Asmara to make significant changes to the abusive national service system.
It however, alleged that the latest wave of what it described as ruthless conscription began in mid-2022, with the Eritrean military supporting Ethiopian forces in the war against rebels in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.
