On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a telephone conversation with Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya started a working visit to Algeria for talks on “stability, “security”, and prosperity in “North Africa and the Sahel”. Under Secretary Zeya will be joined by Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Barbara Leaf, showing the importance of the mission. She will raise with Algerian officials the issues of human rights, religious freedoms, freedom of expression, migration management and cross-border trafficking. Now, Washington sent envoys to Algiers to discuss the deteriorating human rights and the restrictions imposed on religious freedom and freedom of expression.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 19, 2024 07:08 UTC