Articles

Alkarama for Human Rights, 27 June 2007 

Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (26/06/2007), Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, roundly condemned the practice and called on all countries to ratify the International Convention against Torture.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 28 June 2007

Let us react to the report the government submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee 

Alkarama and Algeria-Watch, 25 June 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights, 8 June 2007

Abdul Rahman Ma’ath Thafir, a Saudi citizen, was found dead in his cell on 29 May 2007 at GuantanamoBay camp.  The American military authorities concluded that it was an “apparent suicide.”

Good news for human rights activists and victims of abuses in the Arab world, especially those living in Britain: the British courts have ruled today that it is not possible to hand over Libyan nationals to the Libyan government, due to its being a government that not only has a horrifying human rights record but also lacks any credibility, whose leader, Qaddafi, cannot be trusted.

The main topics addressed in this course were:

Alkarama, July 19, 2006

Alkarama, June 19, 2006 

With the first meeting of the UNHRC taking place today, major aspersions have been cast over the ability of the body to be able to function in an effective manner. The presence of Arab states of torture on the member list raises questions as to the bona fide nature of this body.

Alkarama, June 8, 2006

The release of the Council of Europe report on 7th June 2006 by Rappoteur Dick Marty of Switzerland revealed damning evidence of international complicity in criminal renditions that have been taking place. There is no legal or legitimate process of rendition under International Law and thus any transfer of detainees outside of the legal process of extradition must be considered to be a criminal act.