11 Facts About Arhe Hamednaca

Arhe Hamednaca was born on 1953 and is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature.

Whilst a child Arhe Hamednaca witnessed many acts of brutality committed against Eritreans by Ethiopian Armed Forces and Highland Eritrean paramilitaries opposed to Eritrean independence.

Arhe Hamednaca began helping Eritrean rebels fighting for Eritrean independence.

Arhe Hamednaca was abducted and tortured for a month by the paramilitaries before his father secured his release.

The paramilitaries abducted Arhe Hamednaca's father, tortured him and kept him prisoner for years.

Arhe Hamednaca left Eritrea in 1977, first moving to Sudan before arriving in Sweden in December 1984.

Arhe Hamednaca studied at a Komvux whilst working as a cleaner at a kindergarten.

Arhe Hamednaca worked for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik from 1990 to 2002 and for Fryshuset from 2002 to 2010.

In 2002, following the murder of Fadime Sahindal, Arhe Hamednaca founded the Sharaf Heroes organisation to help young people affected by honor crimes and change perception of women.

Arhe Hamednaca became a special advisor to Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs, Integration, and Gender Equality Jens Orback in 2004.

Arhe Hamednaca is a critic of the totalitarian government of Eritrea led by dictator Isaias Afwerki.