Antonio Guterres

Mauritanian Authorities Maintain Blackout on Slavery

Mauritanian authorities persist on maintaining a blackout on the practice of slavery in the country by denying access to international civil rights organizations, the latest of which is a US anti-slavery delegation that planned meetings with Mauritanian government officials and activists. The group, which includes leading US abolitionists, was rejected entry visas after landing at […]

Algeria: Frustrated with growing repression, lawyers demand independent justice

Several Algerian lawyers have staged over the weekend a sit-in at the country’s capital city to protest against lack of freedoms, growing restrictions and escalating oppression. After their protest rally, the lawyers started a week-long strike demanding independence of justice, respect of the right to defense, and release of pro-democracy activists jailed by the authorities […]

Algeria : Military kills “terrorist chief” responsible for many crimes

Algeria’s Defense Ministry has published on its website that it has killed a “terrorist chief” in an ambush in the Kabylie region, around 110 kilometers east of Algiers. The Military stopped short of naming the terrorist chief but described him as a “leading terrorist responsible for many crimes.” Local media has claimed that the militant […]