Around 2000 asylum seekers from Eritrea protested in Israel on Tuesday, calling for senior members of the Eritrean government to be tried for crimes against humanity.
The protest, held outside the European Union office in Ramat Gan, follows the EU's decision to give economic support to Eritrea in order to prevent African refugees from arriving in Europe.
A UN inquiry report last year found the Eritrean government responsible for systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations, some of which could amount to crimes against humanity.
The report also urged continued international protection for Eritrean refugees.
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