Edmonton Eritrean Association and Gerezgiher Hailu

human rights violations: In his Edmonton home, Gerezgiher Hailu flips through pictures of his sister, Almaz, her husband and their seven children, according to CBC. The family has been been living in a refugee camp in Ethiopia for the past five years. "I really really miss them," Hailu said. "They are waiting." A United Nations inquiry in June reported human rights violations in Eritrea. But members of Edmonton Eritrean community are worried the response to the crisis in Syria means refugees from their homeland will be forced to wait even longer. The report said many people there are subjected to forced labour or imprisonment under a totalitarian state. Zedingle Ghebremusse of the Edmonton Eritrean Association said he applauds Canadian efforts to help Syrian refugees. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.