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Alkarama launches its annual report 2009 at the Human Rights Council session in Geneva

As part of a seminar on "Human Rights in the Arab world", during the Human Rights Council's 13th session held at the Palais des Nations, Alkarama presented its annual report 2009.

26 Mar 2010

UN experts declare "secret detention might reach the threshold of a crime against humanity"

"Secret detention should be explicitly prohibited" recommends a major new study on secret detentions jointly published by several independent United Nations human rights experts; Special Rapporteurs, Manfred Nowak and Martin Scheinin and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, on 27 January 2010.

28 Jan 2010

Mr. Abdennour Ali-Yahia, longtime Algerian human rights defender, was awarded the Alkarama Award 2009 for Human Rights Defenders, yesterday, Friday, 11 December 2009. The award ceremony took place at the International Conference Center Geneva.

12 Dec 2009

A message from Ahmed Manai, Tunisian human rights defender

Dear all,

I would like to warmly congratulate and thank Alkarama, for having made the right choice in awarding the Alkarama Award 2009 to Abdennour Ali-Yahia.

This dignified soul, who has placed human dignity above all else, has defended human rights for decades in Algeria, in North-Africa and beyond, has been fighting for the rights of all men, without distinction - with immense courage, sheer constancy, exemplary honesty and undeniable expertise. All of this enacted with the utmost modesty.

11 Dec 2009

Message from Mario Giro, the Community of Sant'Egidio

"Often ... our ears are offended upon hearing what is said by some people who, though enthused by by religious zeal, lack clearness of judgement and thoughtfullness in the way they see things. They see only the ruins and calamities in our current society; they are wont to say that our age has profoundly worsened over the past centuries; they behave as if history, the mentor of our lifetimes, had not nothing to teach them ...

11 Dec 2009

Alkarama Award 2009 - Laureate Maître Abdennour Ali-Yahia

ALKARAMA for HUMAN RIGHTS

is honoured to invite you to the

24 Nov 2009

Former Guantanamo prisoners establish “Guantanamo Justice Center”

Geneva: On 27 July 2009, the Guantanamo Justice Center (GJC) was officially established in Geneva, Switzerland. The GJC is a non-profit human rights organisation dedicated to the defense of the rights of prisoners of Guantanamo Bay.

30 Jul 2009

Alkarama is deeply concerned at ECOSOC precedent decision favouring repressive governments

Press Release.

28 Jul 2009

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26 Feb 2009

ECOSOC: Alkarama criticizes suspension recommendation

Today the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)-Non-Governmental Organisation Committee met in New York and recommended the suspension of the Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR) for one year, on a request by the Algerian Permanent Mission to the UN. Algeria's complaint was based on the appearance by the ACHR's Permanent Representative at the time, Mr Mesli, at the Human Rights Council session in Geneva on 10 June 2008. Mr Mesli is also the Legal Director in Alkarama.

29 Jan 2009