Mouloud Boumghar spoke at the Human Rights Council's interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, addressing the crackdown on fundamental freedoms by the Algerian authorities and called them to repeal repressive laws.
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On April 15 2024, ISHR submitted its annual submission to the UN Secretary General on intimidation and reprisals against defenders engaging or seeking to engage with the UN and its human rights mechanisms.
In a joint statement, 18 Algerian, regional and international organisations called for the immediate release of all persons unjustly imprisoned for exercising their rights to freedom of opinion, association and peaceful assembly in Algeria.
Days before facing trial on baseless charges, activist and trade union leader Kaddour Chouicha renewed his call for democracy and the independence of the judiciary in Algeria.
On 17 April 2023, ISHR submitted its annual submission to the report to the UN Secretary General on reprisals and intimidation against defenders engaging or seeking to engage with the UN and its human rights mechanisms.
During the adoption of the Algeria Universal Periodic Review outcomes, organisations addressed the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society organisations.
On Friday 11 November, UN member States have the obligation to scrutinise the government’s misleading claims about human rights when discussing Algeria’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN.
Algerian NGO, Collectif des familles de Disparus en Algérie, struggles for UN consultative status to advocate for victims of enforced disappearances, facing procedural hurdles by the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs.
The Human Rights Committee was asked to consider whether an individual’s enforced disappearance during the Algerian Civil War constituted a violation by Algeria of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
