Articles | Alkarama

Mourad Dhina finally free!

The Paris court responsible for the consideration of the Algerian request for the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina handed down its decision today.

The President of the trail chamber rejected the extradition request in a short deliberation, due to its lack of conformity with the 1964 extradition convention between Algeria and France and the French criminal procedure code.

03 Jul 2012

NGOs UNITED AGAINST TORTURE: Torture is a crime!

To commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the signatories of this statement call on the Lebanese authorities to make every effort to banish the practice of torture in Lebanon.

According to the Convention against Torture, ratified by Lebanon in 2000, the term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having

25 Jun 2012

Mourad Dhina Case: France responds to the UN Special Procedures

On 17 January 2012, Alkarama submitted to the UN Special Procedures information regarding the arrest of Dr. Mourad Dhina and the extradition request made by the Algerian authorities, and asked them to urgently intervene with the French authorities. The four Special Rapporteurs who made an urgent appeal to the Permanent Mission of France in Geneva have received a response from the French authorities which aims to be "reassuring".

22 Jun 2012

Case of Mourad Dhina: Prosecutor qualifies Algeria Extradition Request as 'Grotesque'

This Wednesday, 20 June, the Algerian government's request for the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina was once again examined by the Paris court.

20 Jun 2012

Mourad Dhina: Next hearing set for 20 June, decision on 4 July

The Paris Court of Appeals today notified Dr. Mourad Dhina of the new documents which the the court had requested from the Algerian authorities, and in particular described a particularly crucial document: a referral to the Algiers Criminal Court dated 26 October 2004.

06 Jun 2012

Geneva: Second cycle of UPR begins with review of four Arab states

On Monday 21 May, the second cycle of the UPR – Universal Periodic Review – will begin at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, with the 13th session of the Human Rights Council Working Group on the UPR.

17 May 2012

Mourad Dhina : 100 days of detention - enough!

Dr Mourad Dhina was arrested on 16 January 2012 following a politically motivated extradition request by Algiers. Today, he has been held in the La Santé prison in Paris for 100 days.

24 Apr 2012

Geneva: 26 NGOs sign contribution to Inter-Governmental Treaty Bodies Strengthening Process

Following up on the NGO recommendations issued in March 2012 in view of the General Assembly-initiated treaty body strengthening process, 26 human rights organizations, including Alkarama, have co-signed an NGO contribution on issues which should be taken into consideration during this process.

16 Apr 2012