Ghazza : Call for independent enquiry into Israel's violation of humanitarian law

 Alkarama for Human Rights has been following events in the Ghazza strip closely from the beginning of the current crisis to try to establish a factual assessment, via our sources, of what is happening on the ground. We are deeply saddened at the ongoing violence in the occupied territory.
09 Jan 2009
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Algeria : Confirmation of Adel Saker’s enforced disappearance

Alkarama submitted on 6 January 2009 a letter to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and to the Special Rapporteur on Torture to confirm Mr Adel Saker's arrest by agents of the state, and to ask them to urgently contact the Algerian authorities.

Alkarama had contacted these two UN organs on 30 June 2008, a few weeks after Mr Saker was summoned on 26 May 2008 to appear at the headquarters of the Security Services of the District of Tamalous (Wilaya (canton) of Skikda), to which he responded.

08 Jan 2009
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Algeria : 175 cases of enforced disappearances in the Jijel region between 1993 to 1997

As announced following our meeting in November 2008 with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Alkarama submitted a list of 175 cases of enforced disappearances which took place during the period from 1993 to 1996 in the Jijel region (300 km to the east of Algiers) to the Working Group.

These cases were documented by the Association for the families of the disappeared of the Jijel region, represented by Mr Moussa Bourefis, hims

02 Jan 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Dr Said b. Mubarek b. Zair detained incommunicado since 18 months ago

Alkarama submitted an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 22 December 2008 to ask him to intervene in the case of Dr Saud b. Mubarek b. Zair, a campaigner for constitutional reforms, detained incommunicado since his arrest on 6 June 2007 (see press release).

Dr Said b.

29 Dec 2008
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Libya: the UN Human Rights Committee called upon to intervene in the case of Abdenacer Younis Al Rabassi, arbitrarily detained since 2003

On 17 December 2008, Alkarama submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding Mr Abdenacer Younis Al Rabassi, victim to grave violations of his fundamental rights.

Abdenacer Younis Al Rabassi, aged 38 years old at the time of his arrest, holds a degree in social sciences from the Jenzour Institute of Tripoli, and was employed at the social security services of Beni Walid until the day of his arrest on 3 January 2003.

22 Dec 2008
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Iraq: Muntadhar Al Zaidi, tortured after having thrown his shoes at President George W. Bush

Mr Muntadhar Al ZaidiAlkarama sought the urgent intervention of the Special Rapporteur on Torture with the Iraqi authorities on 19 December 2008 regarding the situation of the Iraqi journalist, Mr Muntadhar Al Zaidi, arrested by the Security Services during the press conference given by the American president, George W.
20 Dec 2008
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Tunisia: New arrest for Dr Chourou, released a month ago after 18 years of arbitrary detention

Alkarama addressed the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on the freedom of opinion and expression today, to request their intervention in the case of Dr Sadok Chourou. The former president of the Tunisian political movement Al Nahdha was arrested on 3 December 2008 after having just been released on 5 November after 18 years of detention. He had given several interviews a few days before his questioning.

Dr Sadok Chourou was born on 10 February 1948.

19 Dec 2008
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Emirates : About the Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council

 (18 September 2008, updated 17 December 2008)
The Human Rights Council met on 4 December 2008 to undertake the Universal Periodic Review of the reports regarding the United Arab Emirates.
17 Dec 2008
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Libya: Dr Idriss Aboufaied, released in October, arrives in Geneva

Dr Idriss Aboufaied arrived on 11 December 2008 in Geneva. He was released on 9 October 2008 after 22 months of detention, much of it incommunicado. He has been authorised by the Libyan authorities to travel overseas to receive appropriate medical treatment.

Upon his arrival in Geneva, Dr Idriss Aboufaied was greeted by a member of Alkarama. The next day, he visited TRAIL and Alkarama which had jointly submitted an individual complaint on his behalf to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

16 Dec 2008
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Iraq: Decease of Mr Bashir Al Joorani following torture and inhumane and degrading treatment

Mr Bashir Al JooraniAlkarama submitted a communication to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 6 December 2008 to inform him of the death of Mr Bashir Al Joorani following acts of torture inflicted to him after his arrest on 21 November 2008 by agents of the Ministry of Interior.

Mr Bashir Muzhar Adbullah Al Joorani, aged 34, was

09 Dec 2008
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