{"id":5091,"date":"2011-11-10T04:15:34","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T11:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanium.org\/en\/?page_id=5091"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:22:30","slug":"eritrea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/eritrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Children of Eritrea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Realizing Children&#8217;s Rights in Eritrea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-circle-mask\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-830x1245.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-350x525.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1585045918-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-circle-mask\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-830x1244.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-230x345.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-350x524.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-480x719.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_429559291-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is clear that Eritrean youth live in extremely difficult conditions and that Eritrea does not respect international conventions such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/convention\/\">International Convention on the Rights of the Child.<\/a><\/strong> <strong>Very few children are able to enjoy all of their rights. Even though access to information has progressed, Eritrea continues to be a country where it is difficult to get up-to-date statistics, it is difficult for both international health professionals, academics and NGOs. However, there have been great improvements on the health, education and access for foreigners or experts. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d7887421.37119204!2d35.33522656960485!3d15.142961747361449!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x166d5a3f9dba8565%3A0x17c208f02f120efa!2sEritrea!5e0!3m2!1sen!2shr!4v1582046554895!5m2!1sen!2shr\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Population: <\/strong> 6,23 million<br><strong>Pop. ages 0-14:<\/strong> 41,7 %<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Life expectancy:<\/strong>&nbsp;62,9 years<br><strong>Under-5 mortality rate:<\/strong>&nbsp;34 \u2030<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eritrea at a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The difficult position in Eritrea, Africa is complicated and is also due to its recent independence. The country gained its independence in 1993. It was part of the Federation of Ethiopia from 1952 and 1962 when it became a province. War then declared in the 1970s brought the country independence and more recently brought peace along its borders. It is within this difficult context that child rights in this country must be understood and analysed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Status of Children Rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/poverty\/\"><strong>Po<\/strong>verty<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Eritrea, one in every two people live below the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/poverty\/\">poverty line.<\/a> The Gross National Income (GNI) is one of the lowest in the world. That is, that on average an Eritrean earns 100 times less than the average Spaniard. The Gross National Income of Eritrea is on the rise, but unfortunately it continues to be much lower than in other Sub-Saharan countries <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pauvrete-dixb-travelling-flickr-notouch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32683\" style=\"width:312px;height:208px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pauvrete-dixb-travelling-flickr-notouch.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pauvrete-dixb-travelling-flickr-notouch-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pauvrete-dixb-travelling-flickr-notouch-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Children are the most\nvulnerable. Their well-being is thoroughly compromised because of the economic\nsituation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child poverty is also directly related to questions of environmental management and natural phenomena, like floods. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/infobycountry\/eritrea_22483.html\">In 2004<\/a>, UNICEF warned that around 425,000 children under 14 were affected by poor nutrition, leaving hundreds of thousands of children in extreme poverty due to flooding and conflict with Ethiopia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">Abuse<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Eritrea, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">corporal punishment <\/a>of children under 15 and which seriously endanger their physical and mental health are illegal. According to the UN, \u201creasonable\u201d punishments are no longer considered an excuse for official punishments, but violence against minors, including girls is frequent, both domestic sexual abuse and in educational institutions. Violence is thoroughly accepted and practised by the population. The families are not always aware that such punishment affects the child\u2019s health, as well as its dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no policies or\nactivities in the country that deal with all forms of violence against minors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, police\nand soldiers are sometimes also perpetrators of inhuman and degrading abuse\nagainst children. For example, many children are abused and cruelly tortured by\nthe authorities. Minors who have tried to emigrate or seek asylum in other\ncountries and return to Eritrea are faced with torture and detention. In\ndetention centres, authorities commit cruel and demeaning acts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Human\ntrafficking and modern slavery<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN Commission on Children\u2019s Rights notes in its\nconclusion that due to the large number of people leaving the country, are\nunaccompanied minors, many of whom are at risk of trafficking and kidnapping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials from the military are involved in human trafficking, including the traffick of minors. This information is also confirmed by the US State Department in its annual report Trafficking in Persons Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">Right to health<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some recent efforts were successful and improved Eritrean children\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">health<\/a>. Nevertheless, the situation is still deplorable, particularly the figures, such as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/infant-mortality\/\"> infant mortality rate <\/a>which has risen to 55%. Children&#8217;s lives are often at risk: disease, lack of vaccination, poor hygiene&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical infrastructure is\nessentially centred on urban zones, which restrict considerably citizens\u2019\naccess to health of children living in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 5% of Eritrean have access to improved healthcare. Thus, there is poor hygiene in most towns: there is no sanitation, clean places to bathe nor soap.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32684\" style=\"width:364px;height:251px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-2048x1412.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-830x572.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-230x159.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-350x241.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1151965022-480x331.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Important improvements\nhave been documented. Rural areas the number of vaccinated children has\nincreased considerably from 40.7% to 78.5%. There has been a considerable\nreduction in infant mortality between 1992 and 2002, according to the latest\nstatistics available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2014, there has\nbeen much progress to protect and promote the rights of children with\ndisabilities. On the other hand, Eritrea has not done a statistical count of children\nwith disability, nor on if they can or do attend classes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/children-and-aids\/\">AIDS<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/children-and-aids\/\">AIDS<\/a> in Eritrea is cause for great concern. Indeed, the number of people with AIDS is constantly on the rise. In addition, better prevention and awareness for children about this virus would prevent it from spreading. On the other hand, there is little responsibility and education among people who have contracted the disease, despite recent progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides affecting\nchildren\u2019s physical health, AIDS, itself, also has an impact on their lives in\ngeneral. For example, many children become orphans because of AIDS, after their\nparents die. Their view of the future is darkened in a very tragic way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The help offered to\norphans and their relatives who have contracted AIDS has been reduced according\nto the UN. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/street-children\/\">Street children<\/a> without parental protection <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Eritrea, more and more children live in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/street-children\/\">streets.<\/a> These children are vulnerable because of human traffickers and they are often prone to becoming victims of human trafficking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-prostitution\/\">prostitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To escape their reality,\nyouth living on the street often smoke marijuana, drink alcohol or inhale\ngasoline. These very difficult living conditions unfortunately have a negative\nimpact on their physical, psychosocial, cultural and economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32685\" style=\"width:320px;height:240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1342508663-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Eritrea has made efforts for orphans to live with family, such as with other relatives besides their parents, but also to be adopted within special establishments in the community and in orphanages most children who benefit from orphanages are disabled children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no programmes\nfor children who are not orphans, but for some reason, their biological parents\ncannot take care of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">The right to identity<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The right to nationality\nin Eritrea depends on a Constitutional law from 1997 which states that every\nperson born of an Eritrean father or mother will have Eritrean nationality. The law which regulates nationality originates in the independence\nin 1992, the Eritrean Nationality Proclamation No.21\/1992.&nbsp; The\ncommittee on Children&#8217;s Rights declared its concern on the low number of births\nbeing registered and the condition of ethnic minorities in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the efforts taken on the subject, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">the right to identity<\/a> is not guaranteed to all children, particularly Ethiopian children. The birth register and nationality grant the child judicial capacities; this means that, for children without such identity, will not be officially recognised as members of the society and their rights will not be valued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">The right to education<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After acquiring\nindependence, the number of schools increased and new schools were created.\nPrimary school for minors between 6 and 10 years is attended by 81% of\nchildren. Public education is inconsistent across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/eritrea\/education.html\">Globally 27.7% <\/a>&nbsp;of Eritrean children do not attend school. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/education-book-aid-international-flickr-notouch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32686\" style=\"width:308px;height:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/education-book-aid-international-flickr-notouch.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/education-book-aid-international-flickr-notouch-230x173.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With a <a href=\"https:\/\/knoema.fr\/atlas\/\u00c9rythr\u00e9e\/topics\/\u00c9ducation\/\u00c9ducation-primaire\/Taux-net-de-scolarisation\">rate<\/a> of only 39%, children living in rural areas especially face difficulties accessing education. They must sometimes walk a number of kilometres on foot in sweltering heat to attend classes. On the other hand, many families are nomadic, which limits their children&#8217;s access to education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources available\nto the educational system are very few: manual, establishments, hygiene are very old and sometimes\nnon-existent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eritrean families generally refuse for their daughters to go to school. In these situations, the girls\u2019 futures are already determined &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-marriage\/\">they will marry <\/a>very young and will lose the opportunity to go to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/genital-mutilation\/\">Genital mutilation<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, the government\nof Eritrea officially declared a ban (158\/2007) on excisions. Excision is\ndecreasing according to figures from 1995, the number of excisions on children\nand women has dropped from 95% in 1995 to 89% in 2002 and then 83% in 2010. Studies\nshow that the number could be even lower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistics in 2014 showed\na decline in numbers in a study on 112 towns where 18% of girls under 15 were\nvictims of this practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scarcity and lack of\nhygiene where these excisions take place often lead to serious consequences on\nthe girls\u2019 health. Frequently, these activities lead to infections,\nhaemorrhaging or other problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-marriage\/\">Child marriage<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mariage-dixb-travelling-flickr-notouch-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32688\" style=\"width:209px;height:278px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since 2016, Eritrea has\nlaunched a campaign to end child marriage which primarily affects girls. This\ncampaign was brought about the African Union to end child marriage. In Eritrea\n41% of girls are married before 18. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This phenomenon is no necessarily due to state laws but common laws which reduce the minimum to 13 years in some cases, but the reality is that common laws do not establish a specific age, it is essentially based on physical conditions, ceremonial customs and economic factors. On the other hand, the number of children who were married young is constantly growing in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eritrean civil code\n(Article 581 and 329) stipulates that the legal age to get married is 18.\nDeclaration 1\/1991 from the GoSE specifies that every marriage before 18 is\nnull and that married couples and witnesses must be punished by the Penal Code\n(Article 614 and Article 158\/2007). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-marriage\/\">Child marriages <\/a>have negative repercussions on their health, development and the full exercise of their rights. When married young, young girls are restricted in their social interactions because they tend to abandon their schooling. In addition, they risk early pregnancy which may be fatal or very dangerous for their health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Written by Adrian Lakrichi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Translated by Alexandria Harris<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.refworld.org\/pdfid\/4c286cfa2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Home Office UK Border Agency, <em>Country of origin information report Eritrea, <\/em>(2010), accessed on 02\/02\/20.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/knoema.fr\/atlas\/\u00c9rythr\u00e9e\/topics\/\u00c9ducation\/\u00c9ducation-primaire\/Taux-net-de-scolarisation\" target=\"_blank\">Knoema, <em>\u00c9rythr\u00e9e &#8211; Taux net de scolarisation<\/em>, (2015), accessed on 02\/02\/2020.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/eritrea\/education.html\" target=\"_blank\">UNICEF, <em>Overview : Basic Education<\/em>, (2015), accessed on 02\/02\/20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/5b3e0b4ba.html,\" target=\"_blank\">Refworld, <em>2018 Trafficking in Persons Report \u2013 Eritrea<\/em>, (2018), accessed on 02\/02\/20.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/infobycountry\/eritrea_22483.html\" target=\"_blank\">Unicef, <em>UNICEF report reveals hardship for children in Eritrea<\/em>\u00b8 (2012), accessed on 02\/02\/2020.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (se abre en una nueva pesta\u00f1a)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/eritrea\/overview\" target=\"_blank\">World bank, <em>The World Bank in Eritrea<\/em>, (2019), accessed on 02\/02\/2020.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realizing Children&#8217;s Rights in Eritrea It is clear that Eritrean youth live in extremely difficult conditions and that Eritrea does not respect international conventions such as the International Convention on the Rights of the Child. 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