Journey to Justice Eritrea's Fight for Democracy

By Russom Teklay

On May 24, 1993, Eritrea celebrated. After three decades of bloody liberation struggle, independence was finally achieved. The world watched with hope as the young nation on the Red Sea promised democracy, human rights, and social justice. A constitution was drafted, among Africa's most progressive. The future seemed boundless.

But the dream shattered from within.

In this powerful and unflinchingly honest book, traces Eritrea's path-from the euphoria of liberation through the creeping descent into dictatorship to the present-day struggle of a people refusing to lose their voice.

"Journey to Justice" is more than a history book. It is a journey:

Through history: From the ancient kingdoms of Aksum through Italian colonialism to the thirty-year war for independence.

Through collapse: How the former liberation movement (EPLF) became the authoritarian ruling party (PFDJ), suspending the constitution and silencing the free press.

Through suffering: The horrors of indefinite national service, the secret prisons, the torture, and the desperation of a generation that sees only flight as an option.

Through resistance: The courageous journalists in captivity, the activists in exile, the women hiding their sons, and the diaspora becoming the global voice of the homeland.

"Journey to Justice" is an essential work for anyone seeking to understand how one of Africa's most promising young nations became one of the world's most isolated and repressive states-and why the hope for democracy there has never died.

For readers of human rights literature, African contemporary history, and unforgettable stories of the human spirit's resilience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CTRXCHWC
• ISBN13: 9798224194933
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Raesi
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"