Algeria

In the run-up to the Algerian presidential elections on 7 September 2024, Algeria is experiencing a period of particularly severe repression, marked by a wave of arbitrary arrests of political opponents, pro-democracy activists, journalists, academics and human rights defenders.

This repression, orchestrated by the authorities, constitutes a flagrant violation of Algeria's international human rights obligations, particularly under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Alkarama recently submitted a new communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, denouncing the refusal of the Algerian authorities to intervene to protect Sahrawi victims of serious violations committed by Polisario agents in the camps. This time, it concerns Mr Mohamed Salem Malainine Souid, a young Sahrawi of Spanish nationality who was disappeared and tortured by the Polisario with the obvious connivance of the Algerian authorities.

Following the review of Algeria by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRCtte), during which Alkarama highlighted significant issues in its report, the HRC has delivered its conclusions and recommendations today. During a contradictory dialogue held on 4 and 5 July 2018 in Geneva, the Algerian delegation had the opportunity to present the government's viewpoint and respond to questions from the Committee's experts.