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The way is now paved for the trial in Switzerland of General Khaled Nezzar
08.02.2022 - (Last modified: 09.02.2022)Swiss Federal Criminal Court judgement in the Nezzar case: a model decision
30.05.2019 - (Last modified: 05.06.2019)Nezzar Case: Swiss Court orders resumption of war crimes investigation
06.06.2018 - (Last modified: 10.05.2019)Nezzar case: Victims appeal case dismissal
18.01.2017 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)Algeria: TRIAL filed a complaint against former senior public official for acts of torture
16.05.2016 - (Last modified: 11.10.2016)
Suspect X.
After his involvement in the coup d’état on January 12, 1992, X., of Algerian nationality, held important positions in the Algerian government until 1994. In that period, people suspected of being Islamist supporters or activists were the victims of violent repression (torture, enforced disappearance, etc.).
On November 10, 2004, TRIAL filed a report of...
Khaled Nezzar
16.05.2016 - (Last modified: 04.04.2022)
Khaled Nezzar was the Minister of Defense in Algeria and a member of the High Council of State. In addition, he was considered the most influential person within the junta between 1990 and 1994. In that period, he is suspected of having authorized and incited the army and public officials to commit countless crimes within the context of the “dirty war”, which left a g...
Bouguerra Soltani
16.05.2016 - (Last modified: 27.09.2016)
Bouguerra Soltani held several ministerial positions in the Algerian government from 1998 to 2009. He is suspected of having ordered, authorized and incited public officials to commit acts of torture.
When Mr Soltani was invited to come to Switzerland as a speaker in October 2009, TRIAL International filed a criminal report against him, immediately followed by a c...
Abdelkader Mohamed
29.04.2016 - (Last modified: 27.07.2020)Hocine Mohamed
26.04.2016 - (Last modified: 27.07.2020)Algeria: Father and son kidnapped and tortured
12.02.2016 - (Last modified: 10.11.2016)
Introduction
TRIAL lodged an individual complaint before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Mrs Khaourkha Marouf, spouse Azizi, in January 2009. She acts in the name of her husband, Abdelkrim Azizi, and her son, Abdessamad Azizi, both kidnapped on September 22, 1994 in Algers and missing since. The victims disappeared during a widespread campaign...
Algeria: father forcibly disappeared
12.02.2016 - (Last modified: 10.11.2016)
Introudction
In May 2008, TRIAL submitted an individual communication to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on behalf of Hafsa Boudjemai, acting on behalf of her son, Djaafar Sahbi. The latter was abducted in Algiers on the 3rd of July 1995 around 10 am. He has not been seen since then. This incident occurred within the general context of the enforced disappea...