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Mauritania: Incommunicado detention, torture and risk of forcible return to Tunisia of Mr. Abdelkrim Bouraoui
MRT - News | 24 July 2008
Alkarama wrote a communication on 22 July 2008 to the Special Rapporteur on Torture concerning Mr. Bouraoui, a Tunisian national, arrested on 3 May 2008 at Nouakchott. He was detained incommunicado for 25 days and severely tortured. He was then taken to a military barracks of the army headquarters, where he is still detained.
Kuwait: Torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Al-Dhafeery
KWT - News | 04 July 2008
Alkarama sent a communication to the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, about Mr. Adel Al-Dhafeery who was arrested May 22, 2008 by agents of the Internal Security and transferred in their headquarters where he was brutally tortured.
Sami El Hajj successfully ends his visit to Geneva
Press Releases | 01 July 2008
The Al Jazeera journalist Sami El Haj was in Geneva during the week of June 24, 2008, at the invitation of the Alkarama Foundation for Human Rights for his first trip abroad since his release from Guantanamo on 1 May 2008. Sami El Haj was accompanied by the Executive Director of Civic Aid International Organization (CAIO), Mr. Hassan Elmogummer.
Tunisia before the Human Rights Council: Offensive “pseudo NGOs” and tailored recommendations
TUN - News | 13 June 2008
Alkarama for Human Rights, June 13, 2008
The current session of the Human Rights Council is devoted to the adoption of the country's final reports submitted to the universal periodic review (UPR) in April-May 2008. Under this procedure Alkarama had presented a report on Tunisia. On Monday, June 9, the recommendations addressed to Tunisia have been adopted by members of the Human Rights Council.
The current session of the Human Rights Council is devoted to the adoption of the country's final reports submitted to the universal periodic review (UPR) in April-May 2008. Under this procedure Alkarama had presented a report on Tunisia. On Monday, June 9, the recommendations addressed to Tunisia have been adopted by members of the Human Rights Council.
Morocco UPR before the Human Rights Council: When the essentials are hidden
MOR - News | 12 June 2008
Alkarama for Human Rights, June 12, 2008
The current session of the Human Rights Council is dedicated to the adoption of the final reports of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the countries examined in April and May 2008. Alkarama expressed in its report many concerns. The plenary devoted to the final report of Morocco took place on June 9, 2008. Alkarama and the Arab Commission of Human Rights gave a short speech reproduced below.
The current session of the Human Rights Council is dedicated to the adoption of the final reports of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the countries examined in April and May 2008. Alkarama expressed in its report many concerns. The plenary devoted to the final report of Morocco took place on June 9, 2008. Alkarama and the Arab Commission of Human Rights gave a short speech reproduced below.
Guantanamo / USA: Release of Sami Al Hajj after 6 ½ years of detention
Other Countries - News | 03 May 2008
On 2 May 2008, Sami Al Hajj, a cameraman for Al Jazeera, was finally released. He was arrested on December 15, 2001, near the Pakistan border and detained at Guantanamo Bay. He was taken, handcuffed, in an American plane to Khartoum airport. He was handed over to the Sudanese authorities and was immediately transferred to the Amal hospital. He managed to give his first interview although he did look very weak.
