Sheila Keetharuth

quotes provided are not quotable October 10 2026 22:22 20261010222235 Sheila B. Keetharuth is a Mauritian lawyer and human rights activist. She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. Quotes "National service dominates life in Eritrea entirely." Eritrea: United Nations Expert Warns About Persisting Human Rights Violations Linked To The National Service, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 31 March 2014. "The main reasons spurring Eritreans to flee their country are linked to the indefinite national service and the constant fear of being targeted." Eritrea: United Nations Expert Warns About Persisting Human Rights Violations Linked To The National Service, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 31 March 2014. "I call on the Eritrean Government to respect its human rights obligations and to put an immediate stop to human rights violations that are committed in the country." Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, after her visit to Tunisia and Malta, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 25 November 2013. "No barrier will be insurmountable for someone fleeing human rights violations." Eritrea: UN expert urges world not to turn its back on people fleeing unending human rights abuses, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 27 October 2017. "It is vital for the country's future that these wrongs are put right." Eritrea: UN expert says embracing human rights vital to shape successful future, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, 26 June 2018. External links Category:Human rights activists Category:United Nations officials