A 13 November 2025 jw.org news report on a ruling by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, dated 20 August 2025, which found that Eritrea violated the rights of three Jehovah's Witnesses, Paulos Eyassu, Isaac Mogos and Negede Teklemariam, abducted 17 September 1994 and held without charge or trial for roughly twenty six years, including arbitrary detention, denial of legal status and judicial proceedings, and inhumane treatment, and ordered Eritrea to compensate the three men.
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Reliability TierReliability tier 3: the Jehovah's Witnesses' own news report on a human rights ruling that found in their own members' favor, published by the organization's own site rather than an independent outlet, useful for the ruling's existence and date but read with that interest in mind. NotesThe persecuted community's own news service, an interested party rather than a neutral outlet, so it is cited here strictly for the fact of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ruling and its named case, docket details that are independently checkable against the Commission's own record rather than for any characterization of Eritrea's conduct. 1 Citation
AuthorJehovah's Witnesses (jw.org editorial staff) 1 PublisherWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society (jw.org) 1 Publication Year Source Typeorganization primary source 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Eritrea directly: "dated 20 August 2025, which found that Eritrea violated the rights of three Jehovah's Witnesses, Paulos Eyassu, Isaac Mogos and Negede Teklemariam, abducted 17 September 1994 and held without charge..."
This source names Jehovah's Witnesses directly: "Eritrea violated the rights of three Jehovah's Witnesses, Paulos Eyassu, Isaac Mogos and Negede Teklemariam, abducted 17 September 1994 and held without charge or trial for roughly twenty six years..."
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