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The daughter of Moroccan detainee, Rachid Al-Ghribi Al-Aroussi sentenced to 20 years in prison, of which 17 years and 7 months have passed, appealed to King Mohammed VI, asking him to release her father under an exceptional pardon due to his health condition, according to a letter obtained by Alkarama.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed its deep concern regarding the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria and the continued and increasing repression of members of the peaceful movement calling for democracy and the promotion of freedom.

During the 130th session held between 12 October and 6 November 2020, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee recognized Algeria's responsibility for the enforced disappearance of former National Liberation Army (NLA) officer Sadek Rsiwi, who was arrested in Ghardaïa in 1996 by soldiers and has been missing ever since.
On 7 September 2016, the Human Rights Committee was seized by Alkarama regarding the enforced disappearance of Sadek Rsiwi.

For Mohammed Dafar, the beach of Al Aouana (wilaya of Jijel, a small coastal town east of Algiers) encloses the deep pain inflicted by the loss of his son, Fateh Dafar, summarily executed by the National Gendarmerie.
During its 130th session held in Geneva from 12 October to 6 November 2020, the United Nations Human Rights Committee rendered its decision on the case of Fateh Dafar, in response to the complaint filed on 25 November 2014 by the father, Mohammed Dafar, represented by Alkarama.

Two UN experts expressed their disappointment at the lack of measures and sanctions by the United States of America on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 2018, and called for those responsible to impose them sanctions.

United Nations human rights experts called on Washington to ensure that those responsible for the violations suffered by the notorious "Guantanamo" detainees be punished, and that the victims be compensated. They also welcomed US President Joe Biden's announcement of his intention to close the detention facility.

Alkarama and a number of Lebanese and international human rights organizations have submitted a petition to the Parliament's Human Rights Committee, to investigate violations against Lebanese protesters arrested in connection with the recent popular demonstrations in Tripoli.

An independent UN expert expressed her concerns about ill-treatment of three human rights defenders in the United Arab Emirates, which may amount to torture, and urged the authorities to release them.

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) overturned a notice to arrest prominent German-Moroccan activist Mohamed Hajib appeals to the international body, which in turn ruled that Hajib had merely exercised his right of expression and opposition as a citizen.
The Moroccan prosecutor's office issued an international arrest warrant against Mr. Hajib for his opposition to Moroccan authorities.

A report issued by the Security Council Sanctions Committee stated that all parties to the conflict in Yemen continue to commit serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, including indiscriminate attacks against civilians, enforced disappearances, and torture.