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10. Notes the establishment of an in-patient section at the National Referral Hospital in
Asmara designated for referral of prisoners;
11. Notes the provision of HIV counselling centres in prison clinics;
Access to and administration of justice
12. Welcomes the opportunity given to Victims to participate in criminal proceedings, with
the aim of obtaining redress for the Victims;
13. Welcomes the provision of legal services given to defendants who are hearing
impaired;
Rights of refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants
14. Welcomes the establishment of the Immigration and Nationality Department to assist
reintegration of Eritrean refugees;
15. Commends the provisions in the Citizenship Proclamation which stipulate that
Eritrean citizenship can be acquired by birth, naturalization, adoption and marriage,
which is equally applicable to men and women without discrimination;
Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Right to Water
16. Welcomes the laws, regulations and policies put in place to improve access to water,
including the Eritrean Water Law 162/2010, the Potable Water Regulation 42/1998,
Water Policy Paper of Eritrea and Eritrean Water Quality Standard;
Right to Food
17. Takes note of initiative of the Government to address malnutrition including
establishing a Steering Committee on national food and nutrition security (FNSC), to
improve access to safe, nutritious and affordable food;
18. Commends the establishment of 201 centres by the Government under the Hidri
Programme, which sell subsidized food supplies to the public;
Right to Social protection
19. Welcomes the efforts by the Government to ensure social security and protection,
including through enacting the National Pension Scheme (Proclamation 135/2003), the
Public Sector Pension Scheme (Proclamation 136/2003) and the Marty’s’ Survivors
Benefit Scheme (Proclamation 137/2003);
Right to Work
20. Notes that equal rights to employment are stipulated in the Labour Proclamation No.
118/2001, which also provides in Article 67 that employment may not be terminated
during maternity leave;
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