At the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council states should act to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea and step-up efforts towards accountability. To this end we support calls by Eritrean as well as regional and international civil society organisations to request the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea to a) assess the evolution of the human rights situation in Eritrea during the country’s period of Council membership in the Council and b) given the ten-year anniversary of the establishment of the COI on Eritrea, stocktake on accountability options and processes available to address past and ongoing violations.
