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The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted on Monday, June 29, the final outcome report of Mauritania under the fourth cycle of the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) in Geneva, marking a renewed phase of engagement on human rights reforms. The Mauritanian Government has pledged to implement 229 out of 271 recommendations, representing a compliance […]
Fifteen NGOs have expressed serious concerns over the gross violations of human rights in Algeria and denounced the responsibility of the Algerian army in the deterioration of human rights in the Tindouf camps. In a joint statement released this Monday at the end of a roundtable held at La Maison des Associations in Geneva, NGOS […]
Human Rights Watch urged Algerian authorities to cease criminal prosecutions against bloggers, journalists and media figures for peaceful speech, using articles in the penal code criminalizing “offending the president,” “insulting state officials” or “denigrating Islam.” The International Human Rights Watchdog called on Algeria to accept key recommendations included in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) concerning […]