Amnesty International had denounced the continued restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on the rights to freedom of expression, association, assembly and religion. In its annual report 2016-17 on the state of human rights in the world, AI decried the prosecution in Algeria of peaceful critics, including human rights defenders, in unfair trials, and the forced closure of media outlets. As to the situation of human rights defenders in Algeria, it is no better as these advocates are harassed and prosecuted. Noureddine Ahmine had defended many protesters and journalists facing charges arising from their peaceful exercise of their human rights. In March the UN Human Rights Committee found that Algeria had violated Articles 2, 7 and 9 of the ICCPR.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2017 17:16 UTC