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HRW denounces EU shameful silence over growing erosion of human rights in Tunisia

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Human Rights Watch has called on the European Union to break its silence and publicly condemn the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia. The EU member states should stop pretending they can satisfy their immediate interests by cozying up with an increasingly repressive leadership in Tunis, said HRW in its latest press release. The Tunisian […]
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Amnesty International denounces steady erosion of rights in Algeria

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The Algerian presidential elections took place amid a steady erosion of human rights and a relentless crackdown on opposition figures, Amnesty International said. Tebboune unsurprisingly won the vote with more than 94% of votes. “In recent years, Algeria has experienced a steady erosion of human rights through the authorities’ dissolution of political parties, civil society […]
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British Newspaper: Algeria’s presidential election takes place amid deteriorating human rights

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Algerians go to the polls this Saturday in a presidential election taking place in “a steady erosion of human rights” under incumbent president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is expected to win a second five-year term, said the Guardian. Youssef Aouchiche of the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) and Abdellah Hassan Cherif of the Movement of Society for […]