Alkarama for Human Rights, 18 August 2007

On 17 August 2007, Alkarama for Human Rights addressed a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour, asking her to launch an urgent appeal with the Libyan authorities in the case of Mr. Imad Al Shibani.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 17 August 2007

On 16 August 2007, Alkarama for Human Rights formally informed the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the secret detention and risk of torture faced by Mr. Saad Ben Zair, lawyer, human rights activist and defender of public freedoms in Saudi Arabia.

Alkarama for Human Rights and Algeria-Watch, 17 August 2007

We are launching a new appeal to Algerian human rights associations, women’s associations, journalists, independent unions, political party and association activists, lawyers and human rights defenders to get involved with the UN Human Rights Committee’s expert examination of the third periodic report of the Algerian government on 23 October 2007.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 15 August 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights has appealed to the President of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Walid Ali Ahmad Lamri, a Saudi citizen, human rights defender, and member of Alkarama.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 10 August 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights wishes to draw attention to the case of Mr. Al Rabassi.  Arrested at home on 3 January 2003 by Internal Security agents, he was condemned to 15 years’ criminal imprisonment by an exceptional court for having sent an email criticising the President.  The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion on 30 August 2005 deeming Mr. Al Rabassi’s detention arbitrary.

Alkarama for Human Rights and Algeria-Watch, 23 July 2007

Algeria was required by the Human Rights Committee to issue its third periodic report in June 2000. It did not do so, however, until 22 September 2006, six years later. The period taken into account in our observations thus stretches from 1998 until today.

The human rights situation has changed a lot over this period.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 2 August 2007

In another blow to the British government’s claim that “diplomatic assurances” prevent torture, British judges have stopped the government from deporting three people to Algeria.  Their close examination of the evidence confirmed a point that Alkarama and other human rights organisations had made from the beginning – that, notwithstanding the diplomatic assurances given by Algeria to the UK, people deported were still at risk of torture.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 25 July 2007

As of Monday 24/07/2007, the Saudi authorities have released our client Dr. Abdallah Al Hamed and his brother Isa Al Hamed.  Alkarama had taken up their issue during the wave of arrests of 16/03/2004 which affected him and some other symbols of political, cultural, and ideological reform in the Kingdom.