Articles for Algeria

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Algeria: The national institution for human rights before the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs

The Sub-Committee of Accreditation of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) has asked the Commission Nationale Consultative de Promotion et de Protection des Droits de l'Homme (CNCPPDH ) to provide within a year's time established evidence that it has not ceased to comply with the Paris Principles. Through this report, Alkarama hopes to contribute to the review by the ICC for the end of March 2009.
20 Jun 2009
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Algeria: The National Institution for Human Rights (CNCPPDH) in the hot seat

Algeria's national institution for human rights is about to lose its International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions (ICC) accreditation.
15 May 2009
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Algeria : WGEID resolution on enforced disappearances in the fight against impunity

A General Resolution by the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has recognized enforced disappearances as a crime against humanity. WGEID adopted a General Comment during its 87th session, equating the practice of enforced disappearances, when at a general and systematic level, as a crime against humanity.
29 Apr 2009
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Algeria: Algeria is expected to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearance

While Morocco has announced its intention to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons against Enforced Disappearance before the end of 2009, no such move has been announced by the Algerian authorities.
24 Mar 2009
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Algeria: The Human Rights Committee called upon to intervene on behalf of Malik Medjnoun

Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Follow-up of Views of the Human Rights Committee, asking them to put pressure on the Algerian authorities to try Medjnoun Malik. Accused of complicity in the assassination of singer Lounes Matoub, he claims he is innocent and has been waiting 10 years to be tried. He has been on a hunger strike since 31 January 2009.

Malik Medjnoun has been detained without trial for almost ten (10) years.

15 Feb 2009
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Algeria: Follow up to the Human Rights Committee’s recommendations

The Human Rights Council has just published the report submitted by Alkarama on 5 November 2008 in follow up to its recommendations regarding Algeria on its website. The examination will take place during the next session of the Committee.

Meanwhile the Algerian government's comments on the Committee's concluding observations, presented on 7 November 2007, have been published.

06 Feb 2009
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Algeria: Medjnoun Malik has begun a hunger strike after waiting 10 years for his trial

Malik Medjnoun, accused of complicity in the assassination of singer Lounes Matoub, has been detained without trial for nearly 10 years. To protest against this situation, Mr. Malik Medjnoun decided to start a hunger strike, beginning29 January 2009.
01 Feb 2009
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Algeria: Mounir Hammouche’s death under tortured examined by the UN

Alkarama submitted on 12 January 2009 an individual communication to the Committee against torture asking it to examine the case of Mounir Hammouche, arrested by members of the intelligence services (DRS) on 23 December 2006, detained incommunicado and deceased due to torture a few days later.

Alkarama had already seized on 18 January 2007 this same case to the UN Special Rapporteurs on extra-judicial executions; on torture; and on the promotion and prote

15 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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