Opinion ID: 78195
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Heading: The Eritrean Military Has Been Condemned by the International Community

Text: To support a claim that Mohammed would be forced to join a military whose acts are condemned by the international community as contrary to the basic rules of human conduct, he must first show that the Eritrean military has been condemned by the international community. Id. at 128. The IJ correctly concluded that the Eritrean military has been condemned by the international community for committing human rights abuses. The IJ relied on a United States State Department Report noting the Eritrean military's numerous human rights abuses. The Report confirmed that the Eritrean military engages in torture and physical beatings of prisoners, particularly during interrogations and that during the year, security forces severely mistreated and beat army deserters, draft evaders, and members of particular social groups. Therefore, Mohammed successfully showed that the Eritrean military has been condemned by the international community. See Mekhoukh, 358 F.3d at 128.