Mourad Dhina Case: France responds to the UN Special Procedures

On 17 January 2012, Alkarama submitted to the UN Special Procedures information regarding the arrest of Dr. Mourad Dhina and the extradition request made by the Algerian authorities, and asked them to urgently intervene with the French authorities. The four Special Rapporteurs who made an urgent appeal to the Permanent Mission of France in Geneva have received a response from the French authorities which aims to be "reassuring".

22 Jun 2012
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Case of Mourad Dhina: Prosecutor qualifies Algeria Extradition Request as 'Grotesque'

This Wednesday, 20 June, the Algerian government's request for the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina was once again examined by the Paris court.
20 Jun 2012
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Morocco: Mohamed Hajib arbitrarily detained, subjected to torture and mistreatment in prison

M. Mohamed Hajib, a 31 year-old German-Morrocan man, is detained at Morocco's Salé prison where the torture and mistreatment to which he has been subjected is continually escalating.

Hajib was arrested 17 February 2010 at Casablanca airport, after having been detained in Pakistan for six months. On 24 June 2010, following a rushed trial, he was sentenced to ten years in prison under the accusation of "creating a criminal group" and "financing terrorism". After appeal, his sentence was reduced to five years on January 9, 2012.

14 Jun 2012
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Saudi Arabia: Alarming risk of unfair trial of human rights defenders, including Abdellah Al Hamed, Mohammad Al Qahtani and Abdulkarim Al Khodr

The renewed crackdown against human rights defenders and peaceful political activists in Saudi Arabia entered a new round as Dr Abdellah Al Hamed, Professor of contemporary literature and co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), was formally charged on Monday, 11 June 2012.
13 Jun 2012
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Egypt is a Military State ! The Minister of Justice Decree authorizes Military Police and Military Intelligence of the Judicial Arrest of Civilians

The Decree provides a Worse alternative than the State of Emergency.

The below signatories organizations express a severe shock and absolute rejection for the Minister of Justice decree No.

13 Jun 2012
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Mourad Dhina: Next hearing set for 20 June, decision on 4 July

The Paris Court of Appeals today notified Dr. Mourad Dhina of the new documents which the the court had requested from the Algerian authorities, and in particular described a particularly crucial document: a referral to the Algiers Criminal Court dated 26 October 2004.
06 Jun 2012
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Lebanon/Syria: Imminent expulsion from Lebanon of Syrian refugee Youssef Al Ghantawi

Update: Youssef Al-Ghantawi was released on 12 June by the General Security services and given 48 hours to leave Lebanon.
 
On 6 May 2012, Youssef Al Ghantawi, a Syrian national was arrested at his home in Meshary Al Qaa, Lebanon. The 21-year-old was then transferred to the General Security's retention centre in Adlieh district, Beirut.
05 Jun 2012
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Syria: Death under torture of Syrian social media activist Aladdin Al Doori

Aladdin Al Doori, a Syrian social media activist, was shot and arrested by soldiers at a military barrier close to Bab Al Taqa near Qalaat Al Madiq on 14 April 2012. His family was not provided with any information about his state of health or his whereabouts for the two days following his arrest.
05 Jun 2012
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Syria: Committee against Torture speaks of "widespread and systematic practices of torture"

On 1 June 2012, the Committee against Torture published the concluding observations of its special review of Syria held two weeks before, on 16 May 2012. Most notably, the Committee "requests that the Syrian Arab Republic submit a special follow-up report to the Committee" on the measures taken to implement the recommendations resulting from the special review by 31 August 2012.
05 Jun 2012
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Syria: Human Rights Council holds fourth Special Session on "the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic"

On 1 June 2012, the Human Rights Council held a Special Session to discuss the further deteriorating situation in Syria [1]. A particular focus was the events in Al Houla, north-west of Homs, which, according to preliminary investigations, resulted in the killing of at least 108 persons, including 49 children, on 25 and 26 May 2012.
05 Jun 2012
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