The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) urged Algerian Government to stop rounding up and collectively expelling thousands of Sub-Saharan, saying such an ill- treatment violates international law. Between March 8 and April 19, the UN human rights office said, Algerian authorities carried out at least six mass round-ups of sub-Saharan African migrants in Oran, Duira and Boufarik. The Sub-Saharans are usually arrested on construction sites and in neighborhoods where migrants live, she said. Of 25 migrants interviewed by the UN team, only one had had her passport checked before being expelled. Some were taken straight to Niger, others were held in military bases, in inhuman and degrading conditions, before being taken south.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 23, 2018 02:03 UTC