Despite his refusal to be sent back to Algeria, where he feared being the object of further persecution and ill treatment, he was finally released by the United States to the Algerian authorities on 19 July 2010.

Ten International NGOs today sent a joint open letter to French Prime Minister, François Fillon, requesting that Dr Mourad Dhina, Alkarama's Executive Director and a leading figure in the Algerian political opposition, not be extradited to Algeria, where he faces potential arbitrary detention and torture.

Immediately Free Emergency Law Detainees, Transfer Cases to Regular Courts

January 24, 2012

(New York) – The Egyptian military's announcement on January 24, 2012, that it will lift the state of emergency except in cases of "thuggery" is an invitation to continued abuse, Alkarama and Human Rights Watch said today. The two rights groups said that the government should use the regular penal code and civilian criminal courts to address alleged criminal activity. It should also repeal Law 34, which criminalizes participation in strikes during a state of emergency.

French police arrested Dr Mourad Dhina yesterday at Paris-Orly airport at the request of the Algerian authorities.

Alkarama strongly condemns the ongoing repression of large parts of the Syrian population. Especially the ongoing use of enforced disappearance by the security services or the Shabiha, paramilitary forces loyal to the regime and to the president's family in particular, give cause for deep concern. There are well founded reasons to fear for the disappeared's wellbeing, as released individuals give shocking testimonies of torture and ill-treatment while in the hands of the security services.

Mr Moutie was arrested at the border between Syria and Iraq in 2004 and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in 2007 for illegally entering the country.

Mr Moutie was arrested at the border between Syria and Iraq in 2004 and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in 2007 for illegally entering the country.

Mr Michael Romig, of the Alkarama Foundation concluded a visit to Yemen during which he met members of the Yemeni government, representatives of Yemeni human rights organisations, journalists, and victims of the violent repression of demonstrations that the country has been experiencing since last February.

Mr Romig expressed his gratitude to members of the Yemeni go