CURRENT AFFAIRS

2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens to families of Eritreans who flee the country?
A
the government punishes the families
B
the families are given extra care
C
the families are given money monthly
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a 2009 report, Human Rights Watch documented that families of draft evaders were collectively punished usually by being jailed or forced to pay fines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Regardless of age, Eritreans without a formal release from the mandatory national service (even above 60 years of age) are not granted passports or exit visas to allow them to exit the country legally.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eritrean forces have carried out large-scale massacres, summary executions, widespread sexual violence including rape, gang rape, and sexual slavery, widespread pillage, attacks on refugee camps, and destruction and pillaging of crops.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forced labor and slavery are prohibited, except where authorized by law under Article 16 of the ratified, but suspended, Eritrean Constitution. Proclamation 11/199 prohibits the recruitment of children under 18 years of age into the armed forces.

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