Guidance Note on Eritrea

Document source:

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Date:
April 2026

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Title

Guidance Note on Eritrea

Document source

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Date

April 2026

Document type

Country/Situation Specific Policy & Guidance

Collection

Policy & Guidance

Country

Eritrea

Keywords

Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures)

Human rights

Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription

Region

Africa

Protected persons

Asylum-seekers

Refugees

Comments:

This position supersedes and replaces UNHCR’s April 2011 Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea.

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