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National Coordination of Families of the Disappeared in Algeria received at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva
DZA - News | 02 July 2013
On 1 July 2013, representatives from the National Coordination of Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CNFD) and from Alkarama met with the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances and members of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth's office at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) headquarters in Geneva.
Algeria: One Disappearance, Generations of Torture
DZA - News | 26 June 2013
Today, on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Coordination nationale des familles de disparus (CNFD - National Coordination of the Families of the Disappeared in Algeria (CNFD) has organized a conference in Algiers to raise public awareness about the necessity for the families of the disappeared to be recognized as victims of torture in full, and ensure their right to reparation. Alkarama proudly supports this initiative and calls on the authorities to respect their obligations under international law, specifically the obligation to ensure the victims their right to truth, justice and rehabilitation.
Algeria: Human Rights Activist from M'sila Threatened by the DRS
DZA - News | 18 June 2013
On 16 June, Algerian human rights activist Smail Ghellab was threatened by a local agent from the Intelligence and Security Department (DRS). Smail also works as a journalist for the daily newspaper El Watan and is president of the M'Sila section of the Ligue Algérienne de la defense des droits de l'Homme (Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights.)
Algeria: 18 years after her disappearance, where is Dhahbia Bouaicha?
DZA - News | 11 June 2013
Today, 11 June 2013, marks the anniversary of Dhahbia Bouaicha's disappearance. Exactly 18 years ago, this 51 year-old mother was abducted by military officers at her sister's house, in Setif, East Algeria. Since this day, her children remain unaware of her whereabouts.
Algeria : Blatant persecution of Human Rights Defender Yahia Bounouar
DZA - News | 28 May 2013
Yahia Bounouar, free-lance journalist and President of the Algerian Observatory for Human Rights (OADH) has been harassed and persecuted by the Algerian security services for several months. On 23 May 2013, he was arrested at Constantine airport where the border police told him that "there was on a warning list at the level of all police stations nationwide". Worried by these recent developments, Alkarama today asked the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders to intervene with the Algerian authorities to put an end to these measures of reprisals which impede Mr Bounouar from accomplishing his work of documenting human rights violations.