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According to a preliminary report from the United Nations on human rights in Eritrea’s ”very clear patterns” on breaches of human rights, as established by the UN is no genuine rule of law in the country where torture is used widely and detention of civilians, including children, perceived as everyday .

It writes Reuters.

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The United Nations has for a year studies on the human rights situation in Eritrea – a preliminary report on Monday delivered to the UN Human Rights Institute.

– Most Eritreans have no hope for the future. Detention is a common part of everyday life, as a disproportionate number of experience – men and women, old and young, including children, says the chairman behind the investigations, Mike Smith.

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Eritrea has been described as one of the most secretive states in the world. For the first time in around ten years, BBC News has been been allowed to to film inside the country.

ጽፙቕ ጸብጻብ ስራሕ ናይ ሓባራዊት ሓይሊ ዕማም፡ ብእንግልዘኛ፡ ብትግርኛ፡ ብኣረበኛ…

In Our World: Inside Eritrea with Yalda Hakim, Hakim explores how Eritrea has been described as one of the most secretive states in the world. Every year, thousands of people flee indefinite military service and arbitrary imprisonment.

But now, for the first time in around a decade, BBC World News has been allowed to film inside the country.

The authorities want to show off some positive news – they say child mortality is falling, maternal health is improving, and malaria has almost been wiped out. But alongside the gleaming hospitals on show, will Our World’s Hakim gets a glimpse of why so many young Eritreans will risk everything to leave the country?

Our World: Inside Eritrea with Yalda Hakim will air on Friday, 13 March at 22:30; Saturday, 14 March at 07:30 and 13:30; and Sunday, 15 March at 19:30 on BBC World News, channel 400 on DStv.

More children than ever are trying to escape the African country of Eritrea in search of a better life.

Some children are as young as seven and are making what could be the most dangerous journey of their lives.

The children will often leave their families behind and try to make their way to Europe.

Jenny finds out why children are trying to leave Eritrea…