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US: Rice Should Press Algeria on Fate of Returned Guantanamo DetaineesUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should press the Algerian government on the well-being and status of Guantanamo detainees returned to Algeria when she travels to Algiers on September 6. Four Guantanamo detainees from Algeria have been returned in the last two months, and Rice is expected to discuss future Guantanamo returns during her visit.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 05-Sep-2008 07:00
US/Algeria: Reveal Location of Guantanamo Detainees
Two Algerians Missing Since Their July 2 Return Home US and Algerian authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of two Algerians transferred from Guantanamo to Algeria on July 2, 2008. The two men, Abderrahmane Houari, 28, and Mustafa Ahmed Hamlily, 49, have been missing since their return.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 11-Jul-2008 07:00
UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process
States Avoid Serious Discussion of Rights in Algeria, Tunisia The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 18-Apr-2008 07:00
Algeria: Human Rights Lawyers Tried on Dubious Charges
Algerian authorities should drop politically motivated charges against two human rights lawyers when their trial resumes on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 20-Feb-2007 06:00