Sundance Award-winning documentary on US covert counter-terrorism operations 'Dirty Wars' in Geneva

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Screening organized by Alkarama at Cinémas du Grütli, Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday 17 October 2013 , 7:30 pm – Free entry

It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. Drone strikes, night raids, and U.S.

14 Oct 2013
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Saudi Arabia: Risk of torture of Yemeni national arrested on his pilgrimage to Mecca

Tawfiq Ahmad Ali Al Sabary, a 32 year-old Yemeni national from Dhamar, was arrested while on his way to pilgrimage at Mecca on 11 June 2013 by Saudi police officers without an arrest warrant. He is currently detained in Al Madina prison and has not been charged, nor brought before a judge since his arrest.
03 Oct 2013
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Saudi Arabia: President of cultural association detained for promoting critical thinking

Zakaria Mohamed Ali, president of a cultural association in Saudi Arabia, was arrested without a warrant on 20 April 2013 in Riyadh by Saudi intelligence services. Since then, he is illegally detained in Dhaban prison, Jeddah. His crime? Promoting critical thinking and cultural exchange between Saudi Arabia and Japan...

On 20 April 2013, Zakaria Ali, a Somali national, was arrested at Platinum Center, Salah Al Deen Al Ayubi in Riyadh by Saudi intelligence services (Al Mabahith) and taken to Riyadh Prison without any arrest warrant.

02 Oct 2013
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Yemen: UN review of US: An opportunity to highlight drone strike concerns

Alkarama submitted its contribution to the fourth periodical review of the United States by the Human Rights Committee, which open its 109 session in Geneva on 14 October.
30 Sep 2013
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Saudi Arabia: Death row inmate awaits arbitrary decision which will seal his fate

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Mabrook Al Sai'ari, a 43 year-old Saudi national detained at Najran prison, could be executed in two months. Or not. His fate depends on a family living at the border with Yemen who will use this decisive 'term' to decide whether or not to forgive him for the murder of their beloved one.
24 Sep 2013
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Syria: UN Investigations Insufficient to Ensure Accountability and Justice

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The latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons'

18 Sep 2013
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Jordan: Release or Ensure Fair Trial For Detained Activists

Update - 11 September 2013 

Hisham Al Heysah and Bassem Al Rawabedah today appeared for a second time before the Jordanian State Security Court (SSC), but the trial was postponed to 24 September as the prosecution's witnesses failed to  attend today's session.

06 Sep 2013
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Geneva : Alkarama briefs diplomats on Jordan and Saudi Arabia priority recommendations for the UPR

The second review of Jordan and Yemen under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will take place in October 2013.
03 Sep 2013
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Enforced disappearances: crime of the present, crime of the past

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30 Aug 2013
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UN condemns Libya for enforced disappearance and torture for the thirteenth time

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Libya is found responsible for the enforced disappearance, torture and death of Ismail Al Khazmi. The NGOs TRIAL (Track Impunity Always) and Alkarama welcome the UN Human Rights Committee decision and urge Libyan authorities to shed light on this and thousands of other cases of gross human rights violations.

22 Aug 2013
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