Personal Appeal to the EU Not to Send Fund to the Eritrean Regime.

Personal Appeal to the EU Not to Send Fund to the Eritrean Regime.

Eritrea's problem is not Economical. Nobody knows our problem better than ourselves. Our problem is lack of Justice including the freedom of life. Our Problem is the Eritrean Dictator and his administration; but the European union does not understand our problem. EU does not understand where the real problem is!

Why are Eritreans leaving the country? It is because of the repressive policy of the Eritrea's dictatorial regime. In Eritrea we do not have any kind of justice and Human Rights, We do not have peace as long as we are enslaved by the dictator. The source of our problem is not economic; instead it is Human Rights.

For instance to assume I fled from my country because of lack of food is wrong. This is a misunderstanding. I am an Eritrean who used to have five hectares of land and do import and export business and earn good income. However I have to fled from my beloved homeland by leaving my families there because of lack of my Human Rights.

We can not be silent as the EU decided to reward the dictatorship in Eritrea by providing more funds. By helping to maintain a brutal regime in power, we Condemn these funds. This is against our Right; this is against the Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience; and this is against all Eritreans victims of repression.

We do not understand why European union is helping a non-democratic government. We do not believe this fund will help the Eritrean People. This fund will be used for a new war in the horn of Africa and will cause mass exodus of our people.

The only solution for Eritrea is to build a democratic government; release Eritrean Prisoners of Conscience; abandoning the seemingly unending national service program.; and respect human Rights of its citizens. Therefore, we call for the European Union to stop helping the dictatorial regime in Eritrea till it respects the rights of its citizens.

For a government who blocked election for twenty years; bans free media; and denies democratic Rights of Civilians; EU help is against Human Rights. Yes, the European Union is helping the dictatorial regime for its own interest on behalf of our suffering; but history will Judge it. This is a shame for Europe!

Father Shishay Mussie

An Eritrean Orthodox Priest
Switzerland

fathermusieshishay@gmail.com