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African garrison state : human rights and political development in eritrea / Kjetl Tronvoll & Daniel R. Mekonnen.

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"When Eritrea gained independence in 1991, hopes were high for its transformation. In two decades, however, it became one of the most repressive in the world, effectively a militarised 'garrison state'. This comprehensive and detailed analysis examines how the prospects for democracy...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Authors: Tronvoll, Kjetil (Author), Mekonnen, Daniel Rezene (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Suffolk : James Currey, 2014.
Series:Eastern African studies (London, England)
Subjects:
Human rights > Eritrea.
Rule of law > Eritrea.
Eritrea > Politics and government.
Human rights.
Politics and government.
Rule of law.
Eritrea.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Eritrean garrison state
  • Judicial development in independent Eritrea : legal pluralism and political containment
  • Rule of law(lessness) : the Special Court and the judiciary
  • Democratic curtailment : "Never democracy, always control!"
  • Obliterating civil society : denying freedom of organisation and expression
  • The Eritrean gulag archipelago : prison conditions, torture and extrajudicial killings
  • Everyday life of detention and disappearances : vulnerable groups in a population under siege
  • Minority marginalisation : EPLF's policies of "cultural superiority"
  • Diversity diminished : targeting the Kunama minority group
  • The militarisation of Eritrean society : omnipresent and never-ending military service
  • Eritrea : towards a transition?

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