ANational Tragedy: Another Wake Up
Call
Eritrean Global Solidarity
expresses its deepest sympathy and extends its sincerest condolence to the
immediate families of the over 335 Eritrean that perished in the Mediterranean
Sea. This is a dark day for all Eritreans. We all are under the shadow of this
suffocating darkness.
This extraordinary tragedy demands
that every citizen share, equally, the grief and suffering imposed by the
disaster on the immediate families of the victims. We must all own this national
tragedy. We must all feel the pain and shade tears.
In the absence of a responsible
and sensitive government in Eritrea, the duty of asking the hard questions and
drawing the necessary conclusions about this colossal tragedy falls on every
Eritrean at home and abroad.
We must demand a thorough
investigation by EU, UNHCR and AU as to the true cause of the tragedy. We must
also aggressively peruse strategies that will convince EU to drastically adjust
its refugee resettlement policy by opening its door for more Eritreans refuges
and asylum seekers.
We also have the duty of exposing
the root cause of the tragedy to the world: The one party dictatorial system in
Eritrea is source of the crisis that is forcing thousands of youth to flee their
country and end up in tragedies of this magnitude. Solving this problem cannot
be seen in isolation from the struggle to establish a democratically elected
accountable government in Eritrea.
The Eritrean Government, as the
root cause of the refugee crisis, must shoulder the responsibility for this
national calamity. Its behavior, as usual has been predictable. It has not
officially acknowledged the tragedy leave alone extend condolences to the
families of the victims. In life as well as in death it has abandoned its
citizens. It must be rebuked by all citizens for its inhuman and unpardonable
behavior.
If we are to avoid more of this
kinds of horrific tragedies we have the duty of coming together and solving the
root cause of this and other tragedies: bring an end to the modern slavery known
as National Service and usher in the period of democratic governance in Eritrea.
Through all this we will keep each
and every family that has lost their sons and daughters, fathers and mothers,
brothers and sisters in our prayers and daily thoughts.
May each and every one of them
find the strength to continue and remember what was good and outstanding about
their wonderful family members that have fallen victim to barbarity of a brutal
tyrant, an indifferent international community and Eritreans who refuse to
divorce themselves from the regime.
Eritrean Global Solidarity
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