Amnesty International has issued a scathing condemnation of the federal government for the forced repatriation of hundreds of ...

The past few months have witnessed a rise in provocative rhetoric between the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, with ...

After years of strong animosity towards and direct clashes with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) – the party that ...

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, dehumanizing narratives” that continue to hamper a positive outcome to the Middle East crisis.

Eritrea's contentious conscription practices, characterized by forced military training for both genders, underscore the challenges associated with coercive recruitment strategies and their ...

LATVIA'S president has warned European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as "weak" militarily in the face of threat from Russia's Vladimir Putin.

The UK is not considering introducing conscription to ready the country for a potential war - but decisions may be needed in the future to respond to the "new reality" we are now living in ...

He also faced further military conscription, into the Eritrean Defence Forces, which was documented as committing war crimes. Tracy Neal is a Nelson-based Open Justice reporter at NZME.

European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly ...

Amnesty International has called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to condemn the forced return of Eritrean refugees, citing reports that "within the last three months alone, more than 600 ...

As one Eritrean returning from abroad said: "There is a palpable sense of tension. Several times people said: 'you have come at a very bad time.'" Anyone of conscription age - men up to 60 - are ...

The issue of conscription or mandatory military service tore Canada apart during the First World War. Pictured here, soldiers standing by a sign denouncing men who did not sign up for the war.