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Mourad Dhina: Next hearing set for 20 June, decision on 4 July
Press Releases | 06 June 2012
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Geneva: 26 NGOs sign contribution to Inter-Governmental Treaty Bodies Strengthening Process
Press Releases | 16 April 2012
Following up on the NGO recommendations issued in March 2012 in view of the General Assembly-initiated treaty body strengthening process, 26 human rights organizations, including Alkarama, have co-signed an NGO contribution on issues which should be taken into consideration during this process. As stated the UN's Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, the treaty bodies are "at the heart of the UN human rights machinery" and called on states to strengthen these "critical engines of the human rights protection system". Civil society must also form an integral part of the reform of these essential mechanisms, as set out in the the 'Four NGOs Recommendations for the General Assembly Treaty-Body Strengthening Process'.
France again prolongs Dr Dhina's detention, playing into the hands of the Algerian regime
Press Releases | 04 April 2012
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On 10 May, Algeria will hold legislative elections. Dr Mourad Dhina, a long running critic and opponent of the Algerian regime, would have played a crucial role in the debates and discussions surrounding these elections, had the French judiciary not decided otherwise.
Decision on the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina pushed back to 4 April 2012
Press Releases | 28 March 2012
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Open letter from INGOs working in Egypt about the crackdown on civil society
Press Releases | 09 February 2012
The Egyptian revolution was hailed internationally as an admirable and justifiable act by the Egyptian people to demand social justice and freedoms that they have been denied for decades. It was therefore anticipated that, following this revolution, the interim Egyptian political authorities would prioritize urgently needed legal and procedural reforms to enhance and protect the Egyptian people's newly won rights. However, the Egyptian government has taken no steps to lift undue restrictions on the operations of civil society organizations, despite the fact that a vibrant civil society is an essential component of a democratic state that respects human rights and the rule of law.