Human Rights
Mauritania photo exhibition focuses on human rights
2008-11-25
A photo exhibition aimed at raising awareness on violations of human rights opened Monday (November 24th) in Nouakchott. An eight-minute documentary...
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Maghreb teens attend inaugural European Parliament youth program
2008-11-24
Eight Algerian high-school students were among young people invited by the European Parliament to attend the first edition of the Euromed-Scola progr...
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Prison conditions improving in Algeria, human rights commission finds
2008-10-14
Conditions in Algerian prisons have improved significantly, National Consultative Commission for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (CNCPPDH) C...
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Mauritanian NGOs propose plans to overcome post-coup crisis
2008-10-13
Three human rights non-governmental organisations in Mauritania proposed on Sunday (October 12th) a plan for the country to overcome the post-coup cr...
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Algeria to launch human rights commission
2008-09-08
Algeria will create a National Commission to monitor progress on the implementation of humanitarian law conventions and the promotion of human rights...
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Moroccan court upholds sentence for human rights' activist
2008-08-27
A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday (August 26th) upheld the six month prison sentence of human rights activist Brahim Sbalil. He was sentenced last...
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Arab human rights group criticises Moroccan student's arrest
2008-08-13
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) called on Moroccan authorities on Tuesday (August 12th) to release a 22-year-old student activi...
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Royal Air Maroc staff to receive human rights training
2008-08-13
In order to better understand "the cultural diversity" of their passengers, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) employees will receive training from Morocco's Cons...
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Tunisia denies allegations of human rights abuses
2008-08-03
Tunisian Justice Minister Tunisian Bechir Tekkari denounced on Saturday (August 2nd) the recent "false allegations on the human rights record" in the...
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Algerian NGO claims torture, human rights violations worsening in the country
2008-08-01
Torture practices continue in Algeria and the human rights situation worsens every year, the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH)...
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International groups allege Tunisian human rights' violations
2008-08-01
In a press release issued Thursday (July 31st), the Observatory for the Protection of Defenders of Human Rights, a joint programme of the World Organ...
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Amnesty International representative denies arrest
2008-07-27
Amnesty International's representative in Algiers, Mehieddine Bachir, denied reports of his arrest by the police, saying he was subject to a "routine...
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Mauritanian government, NGOs discuss human rights
2008-07-21
A training workshop opened on Sunday (July 20th) in Nouakchott to focus on the dialogue between human rights organisations and Mauritanian authoritie...
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Amnesty International decries Tunisian prisoner's re-arrest
2008-07-09
International human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) lashed out at Tunisian authorities on Tuesday (July 8th) for allegedly subjecting Tuni...
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Amnesty International alleges abuse and unfair trials in Tunisia
2008-06-25
In a series of reports released this week about Tunisia's criminal justice system, Amnesty International details alleged human rights abuses and charges the country with "misleading the world". The Tunisian government denied the claims by the NGO.
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Moroccan investigation finds no evidence of death or rape during Sidi Ifni protest
2008-06-18
Nine deputies of the Moroccan Islamist party of Justice and Development charged with investigating the Sidi Ifni port blockade and altercation announ...
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Moroccan human rights council sues newspaper
2008-06-17
Morocco's Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH) took Al Jarida Al Oula to court to prevent the new daily from publishing a series of statements made to the Equity and Reconciliation Commission.
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Arab officials call for respecting prisoners' rights
2008-06-17
Corrections professionals called upon Arab states at a conference in Tunis last week to improve their treatment of prisoners, and to develop a broader approach to the rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
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Human Rights Watch visit raises Tunisian policy questions
2008-06-16
Tunisia has made strides in improving the protection of human rights in the country, but many questions remain. Human Rights Watch seeks to tour prisons in Tunisia to verify the rights of prisoners are being respected.
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Morocco poised to fight child labour
2008-06-15
Many Moroccan children are forced to work to supplement their parents' income. The Moroccan government is working to improve education and combat poverty to curb the phenomenon.
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Al Jazeera's Morocco bureau chief to go on trial
2008-06-15
Two members of Al Jazeera's Rabat bureau were charged on Friday (June 13th) by Moroccan authorities with disseminating false information and complici...
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Rabat hosts Arab-European meeting on migration and human rights
2008-05-07
A top-level meeting of the Arab-European Dialogue Platform on migration and human rights opened on Tuesday (May 6th) in Rabat. The initiative, aimed...
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Algeria responds to UN torture panel
2008-05-06
Responding to questions raised by the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) last week, Algeria's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva Idr...
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Tunisian NGOs criticise Sarkozy for avoiding human rights discussion
2008-05-01
The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (IFEX) and the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women criticised French President N...
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Sarkozy concludes visit to Tunisia
2008-04-30
French President Nicolas Sarkozy signed new business partnerships and promoted the Mediterranean Union plan during his visit this week to Tunisia, but did not address human rights issues with President Ben Ali's government.
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