Dear

I am writing this letter to express my deep concern about UN Security Council Resolution 1907/2009 that was imposed on Eritrea on Wednesday the 23rd of December 2009. This unjust resolution imposed arms embargo and other harsh sanctions against Eritrea for supposedly supplying weapons to Islamic insurgents opposed to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and refusing to comply with the request of the UN to resolve a border dispute with neighbouring Djibouti.

This resolution is both unjust and the most classic act of double standards by the main supporters of the resolution, the United States and Britain. I believe its implementation will have a dangerous implication for the whole region of the Horn of Africa.

This resolution is unjust because it was not based on evidence but rather on unsubstantiated accusations and was only approved through arm twisting of the members of the Security Council. At first, Eritrea was accused of supplying arms to those opposing the TFG, however, this was later altered to “providing political, financial, and logistical support to armed groups engaged in undermining peace and reconciliation in Somalia”, after it was clear that the manufactured allegations, by the Somalia Monitoring Group could not hold any water.

The resolution has created real sense of shock and anger in the Eritrean-British community because for the last eight years, thousands of members of the community have pleaded with their MPs, held many peaceful protests, urging the British government and the international community to uphold the legally-binding Eritrea-Ethiopia border ruling that was rejected by the Ethiopian government.

Ethiopia still occupies parts of sovereign Eritrean territories and the international community has not done enough to ensure Ethiopia complies with the agreement and leaves Eritrean territories. Yet the UN and the sponsors of the latest resolution have the audacity to impose sanction on Eritrea claiming that Eritrea refused to resolve a border dispute with Djibouti.

Instead of trying to address the underlying cause of the crisis in the Horn of Africa, namely, the negative role of Ethiopian regime and the wrong policies pursued by the USA and UK, the resolution attempts to punish Eritrea, exacerbating the problems further.

In the light of the above briefly mentioned facts I would be grateful if you could address my concerns with the concerned authority.

Yours Sincerely