Algeria

Human Rights in People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Middle East and North Africa: Challenging Repression: Human Rights ...
11 March 2009

In the Middle East and North Africa region, human rights defenders are all too often vilified, persecuted and even criminalized for their peaceful activities. This ...

Document       MDE 01/001/2009

Law Lords give go-ahead for deportations, including that of Abu ...
18 February 2009

The decision could give the UK government the green light to start deporting people to countries where they will be at risk of serious human rights abuses.

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Algerian human rights lawyer convicted for denouncing violations ...
26 November 2008

The Court of Appeals in Algiers upheld the conviction of a prominenthuman rights lawyer, Amine Sidhoum, on Wednesday.

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UK's highest court to hear key test cases on deportations with ...
22 October 2008

The UK’s highest court will begin hearing two important test casesrelated to human rights and the UK government's counter-terrorismpolicies on Thursday.

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Algeria: Immediately try or release detainees jailed for nine ...
28 September 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: MDE 28/008/2008. Date: 28 September 2008. Algeria: Immediately try or release detainees ...

Document       MDE 28/008/2008

The Wire, September 2008. Vol 38, No. 8
1 September 2008

1) Escaping prisoners killed in cold blood in Cameroon 2) Denying the undeniable: enforced disappearances in Pakistan 3) Fears of forced returns to Eritrea 4) Arrest ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/008/2008

International Day of the Disappeared: Global Reach: Regional case ...
28 August 2008

This document includes case studies of enforced disappearances around the world including in Pakistan, Philippines, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, USA and Chad.

Document       POL 36/001/2008

Annual Report 2008 – Enforced Disappearance Update: Selected ...
28 August 2008

This document includes extracts from the Annual Report 2008 about enforced disappearances in Algeria; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Chad; Colombia; El Salvador; Guatemala ...

Document       POL 36/003/2008

Algeria: Amnesty International condemns bomb attacks in Issers and ...
20 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 20-08-2008. AI Index: MDE 28/006/2008. Algeria: Amnesty International condemns bomb attacks in Issers and in Bouira. ...

Document       MDE 28/006/2008

The Wire, August 2008. Vol 38, No. 7
1 August 2008

1) Violence against women in the home continues in Mexico 2) Tunisia: Torturing detainees 3) Ongoing impunity for police violence in Africa 4) Enforced disappearance ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2008