Calling on the Eritrean Community in the UK to demonstrate outside the Israeli Embassy in London on Friday 31th Aug between 0830 - 1130
The Eritrean community in the diaspora have seen alarming increases in the discriminatory treatment of Eritrean refugees in Israel. Such senseless hate fuelled in part by right wing politicians has led to Eritreans being attacked on the street and in their homes. Eritreans today are living in a general climate of fear in Israel. This has been further compounded by threats of deportation and the proposal to forcibly transfer them to a tent detention centre which will be the largest of its kind in the world once the construction has been completed.
The proposal is to hold them in such facilities for 3 years and if they can't be deported then they will be held indefinitely. Eli Yishai, the right wing Israeli interior minister said it was "To Make Their Lives Miserable!"
It is imperative that Israel comply with the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, which it became a signatory to in 1954. We strongly urge the Israeli government to implement the following with urgency:
• Develop a fair Refugee Status Determination procedure that allows for each individual to apply for asylum and provides protection and support for refugees in line with all other Western democratic countries.
• Stop the incite to violence and threat of deportation against Eritreans refugees which would put their lives at risk
• Cease to build the massive detention centre in the Negev desert which is intended to arbitrarily imprison Eritrean refugees indefinitely.
To this end, we call on the Eritrean community in the UK to join us in our protest outside the Israeli Embassy in London next Friday between 0830-1130.
Meeting point will be at 0830AM outside High Street Kensington station. We will then make the short walk to the Israeli Embassy where we plan to demonstrate and submit a protest letter.
This is an EYSC(Eritrean Youth Solidarity for Change) and CDRIE(Citizens for Democratic Rights in Eritrea) led campaign but the invitation is extended to all concerned Eritreans in the UK regardless of their political affiliation.
