Press Releases

Tunisia: The Council on Human Rights will examine the situation of human rights

TUN - News | 10 March 2008
AlKarama for Human Rights, March 10, 2008

The Council on Human Rights meets on April 8, 2008 to carry out the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Tunisia. AlKarama has thus submitted its contribution, within this framework, on Nov. 20, 2007.

Algeria: The situation of human rights will be examined by the Human Rights Council

DZA - News | 10 March 2008
Alkarama for Human Rights, March 10, 2008

The Council on Human Rights meets on April 15, 2008 to conduct the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Algeria. Alkarama presented within this framework a contribution on Nov. 20, 2007.

Libya: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention recommends the liberation of Dr. Aboussedra

LBY - News | 06 March 2008
AlKarama for Human Rights, March 6, 2008

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention had been seized by AlKarama in order to intervene in the case of Dr. Mohamed Hassan Aboussedra, who was arrested on the night of January 19, 1989 and disappeared since 2005. The Working Group adopted regarding this case, in its penultimate session, an opinion which has been notified to AlKarama.

Saudi Arabia: Arbitrary detention of Fouad Ahmed AlFarhan

KSA - News | 02 March 2008
AlKarama for Human Rights, March 1, 2008

AlKarama has sent, on February 29, 2008, a communication to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to expose the situation of Mr. Fouad Ahmed AlFarhan, who was arrested on December 10, 2007 and is still held incommunicado in Jeddah. Saudi authorities had yet formally promised to release him but have failed to do so.