On 21 October 2016, Alkarama sent to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) new information about Ali Aarrass, detained since 2008 and sentenced on the sole basis of confessions obtained under torture.
CAT | HRCttee | NHRI | UPR
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
ICCPR: Ratified on 03.05.1979Optional Protocol: No
Last State report: Overdue since 07.07.2015Last concluding observations: 01.12.2004
Convention against Torture (CAT)
CAT: Ratified on 21.06.1993Optional Protocol: Accessed on 24.11.2014Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): YesArt. 22 (Individual communications): Yes
Last State report: 30.06.2013Last concluding observations: 21.12.2011
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)
CED: Ratified on 14.05.2013Art. 33 (Inquiry procedure): Yes
State report: Overdue since 14.06.2015Last concluding observations: N/A
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Last review: 05.2012 (2nd cycle)Next review: -
National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme (CNDH) – Status A
Last review: 10.2010Next review: 11.2015