Alkarama | Combating injustice in the Arab World since 2004

"Drones War in Yemen": Report presented to UN experts

Mohammed Al-Ahmady, Alkarama's representative in Yemen

Alkarama and Hood presented a report containing information on ten U.S.

01 Jul 2013

UAE: Reports of Systematic Torture in Jails

Smuggled Notes Detail Serious Abuse in Detention

United Arab Emirates state security officers have subjected detainees to systematic mistreatment, including torture, say hand-written letters from detainees smuggled out of jails, Alkarama, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The groups obtained 22 statements written by some of the 94people on trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government.

27 Jun 2013

Morocco: Human Rights Activist Abused in Custody at Fes Police Station

29-year old human rights activist, Abdelkader Haloui was arrested on 28 May 2013 at around 2am by police officers following an altercation with a guard at Zlat Hotel, in Fes.

26 Jun 2013

Algeria: One Disappearance, Generations of Torture

Today, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Coordination nationale des familles de disparus (CNFD - National Coordination of the Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CNFD) has organized a conference in Algiers to raise public awareness about the necessity for the families of the disappeared to be recogni

26 Jun 2013

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – Governments must Combat Impunity and Ensure Right to Reparation for Torture Victims

Today, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Alkarama calls on the governments throughout the Arab world to ensure accountability for perpetrators of torture and redress for victims and their families.

26 Jun 2013

Egypt: 7 Deaths due to Torture In Less Than 40 days

On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Alkarama wishes to raise awareness about the increase of deaths resulting from torture in places of detention in Egypt, and the absence of any subsequent impartial and effective investigations.

In less than 40 days, seven individuals reportedly died in prisons and

25 Jun 2013

Saudi Arabia: ACPRA co-founder, Dr. Al-Khodr sentenced to 8 years in prison

Today, Abdul

karim Al-Khodr, a long-standing Saudi human rights defender, was sentenced to eight years in prison and a 10-year travel ban. Alkarama is deeply concerned by the acts of reprisals against ACPRA human rights defenders, especially those who cooperate with the United Nations.

24 Jun 2013

Saudi Arabia: Yahya Shaqibel arbitrarily detained 4 years after Malaysia deportation

Yahya Hussein Ahmad Shaqibel, a 33 year-old Yemeni national, was arrested in October 2009 by unidentified Malaysian security forces on demand of Saudi intelligence services (Mabahith) while on a business trip in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was then transferred to Saudi Arabia where he was arrested upon arrival in Riyadh. After almost four years of arbitrary detention, he is now accused of 'khariji' and terrorism and is awaiting his verdict.

Mr Al Shaqibel was born in Saudi Arabia in 1980, and lived there until he moved back to Yemen indefinitely in 2006.

20 Jun 2013

Saudi Arabia: Mass Arrests during "Freedom Sit-In" held by Families of Arbitrarily Detained Persons

White Flag of Saudi families of detainees

On 10 June, dozens of women and children in the Saudi cities of Al-Jawf, Ha'il, Mecca, Riyadh, Buraydah and other areas came out in a nationwide protest that they named the "Freedom Sit-In".

19 Jun 2013