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Human rights defenders, politicians, journalists and academics call on France to free Alkarama Executive Director
Press Releases | 01 February 2012
Dozens of French, Arab and Western personalities petition the French Prime Minister, François Fillon, to ensure that Dr Mourad Dhina, detained for over two weeks in France on a politically motivated request from the Algerian government, is not extradited to Algeria and is rapidly released. This follows an open letter sent to the Prime Minister last Tuesday, 26 January, by eleven French and International NGOs requesting "to release him immediately".
Over 60 people had already signed the «petition to FreeMourad», which can be found on the #FreeMourad website, before it was officially opened to public signature this morning.
Detention of Dr Dhina: NGOs send letter to French PM, launch online campaign
Press Releases | 24 January 2012
Ten International NGOs today sent a joint open letter to French Prime Minister, François Fillon, requesting that Dr Mourad Dhina, Alkarama's Executive Director and a leading figure in the Algerian political opposition, not be extradited to Algeria, where he faces potential arbitrary detention and torture.
Dr Dhina was arrested on 16 January 2012 at Paris-Orly airport by French police responding to an international arrested warrant issued by the Algerian authorities in 2003, which claims that he belonged to an armed terrorist group active in Zurich and in Switzerland during the late 90s.
France: Human Rights Organisations Call for Refusal of Dr Mourad Dhina Extradition Request by Algerian Authorities
Press Releases | 24 January 2012
A coalition of eleven international and national NGOs today addressed French Prime Minister François Fillon in a public letter calling for Alkarama's executive director Dr Mourad Dhina not be extradited to Algeria, where he risks torture. The Prime Minister is responsible for signing off on extradition requests.
Alkarama Executive Director arrested at Paris-Orly
Press Releases | 17 January 2012
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French police arrested Dr Mourad Dhina yesterday at Paris-Orly airport at the request of the Algerian authorities.
Dhina, Executive Director of Swiss-based Arab human rights NGO Alkarama, was in Paris attenting a board meeting of Rachad, an Algerian political opposition movement, of which Dhina is a founding member.
Alkarama Annual Report 2010
Press Releases | 23 March 2011
| Note from the Chairman I write this introduction at a time marked by volatile extremes of optimism and uncertainty. The spectacular and unexpected unfolding of events in the Arab world clearly signals a turning point. Although very few predicted such mercurial transformations, human rights defenders have long recognised the value of non-violent social movements in ousting dictators from power. Our hope is that they will also bring tangible improvements for human rights in the region. The number of cases taken up by Alkarama in 2010 was high compared with previous years. It remains a stark indicator of the human rights situation in the Arab world, where the standards of international law are so frequently ignored. In 2010 Alkarama enhanced its efforts in following up on cases it had previously submitted to the UN. Consequently, more resources have been allocated to maintaining regular contact with victims' families, their lawyers, the UN as well as government bodies. Alkarama continues to work closely with the Human Rights Council, specifically the Universal Periodic Review as well as the Human Rights Council review We remain concerned that the various UN human rights procedures cannot cope with the number of cases they receive. Indeed, despite their commitment and collaboration, it has become clear that they simply lack the resources to properly address all the cases before them. Our hope is that the UN takes significant steps in 2011 to adequately resource the OHCHR. As chairman of the Council of the Alkarama Foundation, I want to express my sincere recognition to all the Alkarama staff, interns, volunteers and country field officers whose dedication, hard work and enthusiasm have made Alkarama a mature, professional and respected organisation which is dedicated to the effective protection of victims of human rights abuses in the Arab world. Dr. Abdul Rahman Omair Al-Naimi |
Alkarama's 2010 Annual Report in divided into two sections: 1. Country map & Alkarama's work The map contains statistics regarding the number of cases of human rights violations in the arab world submitted by Alkarama to the United Nations during 2010 >>> Click here to download 
2. Country Handbook The handbook contains individual country reports explaining Alkarama's concerns and recommendations for each country >>> Click here to download 
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