Eritrea
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- a new constitution was adopted on May 23, 1997, but has not yet been implemented
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mixed system based on civil, customary, and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, regional, sub-regional, and local courts.
RELIGIONS
Muslims, Copts, Catholics, and Protestants
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- JANUARY 8, 2008EritreaDEATH PENALTY
four Eritreans detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
four Eritreans detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
- JANUARY 1, 2008EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Eritrea abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Eritrea abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- JANUARY 1, 2006EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- APRIL 20, 2005EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- APRIL 21, 2004EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Eritrea voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 11, 2004EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
- AUGUST 12, 2003EritreaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International voiced concern at a reported...
Amnesty International voiced concern at a reported Libyan plan to deport seven Eritrean army deserters to their country where they could face torture and execution without trial
- OCTOBER 22, 2001EritreaDEATH PENALTY
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in...
European Union ambassadors pulled out of Eritrea in protest at a crackdown on political dissent and a free press in that country