African garrison state : human rights and political development in eritrea /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Tronvoll, Kjetil (Autor), Mekonnen, Daniel Rezene (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Suffolk : James Currey, 2014.
Colección:Eastern African studies (London, England)
Temas:
Human rights > Eritrea.
Rule of law > Eritrea.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Érythrée.
Règle de droit > Érythrée.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Human rights
Politics and government
Rule of law
Politik
Menschenrecht
Droits de l'homme > Érythrée.
Minorités > Statut juridique > Érythrée.
Lois > Application > Érythrée.
Eritrea > Politics and government.
Érythrée > Politique et gouvernement.
Eritrea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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