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Algeria: Human Rights Committee sides with TRIAL on enforced disappearances
11.01.2013 - (Last modified: 13.07.2017)Human Rights Committee condemns Algeria for enforced disappearance case
12.09.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva, 11 September 2012
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently condemned Algeria in a case of enforced disappearance. In May 1996, Mr. Kamel Rakik, 33 years old, was arrested at his home, around 30 km from Algiers, by policemen of Algiers’ wilaya. He was brought to the Chateauneuf Police officers school where he was tortured. He has not been seen sinc...
Algeria: TRIAL obtains condemnation in two enforced disappearances cases
15.02.2012 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva, 15 February 2012.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently condemned Algeria in two separate cases of enforced disappearances. In November 1994, Mr. Kamel Djebrouni, 31 years old, was abducted from his home in Algiers by a group of soldiers. He has not been seen since. In May and in November 1996, the brothers Djamel and Mourad Chihoub were arrest...
Algeria condemned for death under torture of Djilali Hanafi
05.07.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva 5 July 2011
The United Nations Committee against Torture has condemned Algeria for the death under torture of Mr. Djilali Hanafi, a 32 year old shopkeeper and father of two children who was arrested on 1 November 1998 in Mechra Sfa. Mr. Hanafi had been released on 3 November, only to die a few hours later at his home as a result of the torture inflicted upon...
Algeria: Victory in Brahim Aouabdia case
27.05.2011 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)Three continents, three cases, one struggle
10.12.2010 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
10 December 2010 - On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, TRIAL continues its fight against impunity around the globe and is submitting three new cases from Nepal, Algeria and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Thousands of families of vic...
BiH: families of the disappeared "exhausted by the local authorities' lack of cooperation"
08.07.2010 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva, 6 July 2010
During the month of June, TRIAL (Track Impunity Always-a Swiss Association against Impunity) submitted to the European Court of Human rights two individual complaints against Bosnia-Herzegovina concerning the enforced disappearances of Esad Aliskovic and Enes Ramulic following an action carried out by Serb forces. These two cases become the 13th...
BiH: twelve cases of enforced disappearance before the UN
12.05.2010 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva / Sarajevo, 12 May 2010
TRIAL (Track Impunity Always – Swiss Association against Impunity) recently filed a communication before the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning 12 cases of enforced disappearances carried out in Vogošća by Serb forces in June 1992. The NGO is acting on behalf of 25 relatives of the disappeared persons.
On 4 May 1992,...
BiH: Inaction of local authorities leads TRIAL to petitions the ECHR
30.04.2010 - (Last modified: 17.07.2017)
Geneva/Sarajevo, 30 April 2010
TRIAL (Track Impunity Always – the Swiss Association against Impunity) recently filed three applications before the European Court of Human Rights against Bosnia-Herzegovina regarding the massacre of the Bačić and Horozović families, and the forced disappearance of Refik Bačić, perpetrated by Serb forces in 1992.
In July 1992, as...