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Awad Al Hayki, a 33 year-old Yemeni national has been detained in Al Qasim Prison since 18 October 2010, the day he was extradited by Qatar to the Saudi authorities. Detained in solitary confinement for almost a year, without being able to communicate with his family, he has been subjected to severe torture. To date, Al Hayiki has never been charged. Alkarama sent an urgent appeal on 16 December 2014 to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT) arguing that his rendition by Qatar and torture at the hands of Saudi Arabia are serious breaches of the UN Convention against Torture, to which the two states are parties.

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Algeria - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Ratified on 12.09.1989
ICCPR Optional Protocol: Accessed on 12.09.1989

State report overdue since: 01.11.2011 (4th)
Last concluding observations: 12.12.2007

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Ratified on 12.09.1989
CAT Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual complaints): Yes

State report overdue since: 20.06.2012 (4th)
Last concluding observations: 16.05.2008

Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

CED: Signed on 06.02.2007

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 05.2012 (2nd cycle)
Next review: -

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

Commission Nationale Consultative de Promotion et de Protection des Droits de l'Homme (CNCPPDH) - Status B