Advocacy / Algeria
Pope Leo XIV should raise human rights issues during historic visit to Algeria
EuroMed Rights, Human Rights Watch and MENA Rights Group have addressed a letter to Pope XIV ahead of his historic visit to Algeria, scheduled from 13 to 15 April 2026. In the letter, the organisations urge him to raise, both in private with the Algerian authorities and in his public communications, a number of pressing human rights concerns documented in the country. These relate, in particular, to violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief affecting religious minorities, the ongoing crackdown on civic space, and the serious violations perpetrated against refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Le Groupe de travail sur la détention arbitraire de l’ONU demande la libération immédiate du défenseur des droits humains algérien Tahar Larbi
À la suite d’une plainte déposée par MENA Rights Group, le Groupe de travail sur la détention arbitraire des Nations unies a rendu un avis qualifiant la détention du défenseur des droits humains et de l’environnement Tahar Larbi d’arbitraire car contraire aux normes internationales en matière de droits humains.
19 NGOs and international trade union federations call for the immediate release of unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri
MENA Rights Group joins 18 other NGOs and international trade union federations in urging Algeria to immediately release human rights defender and trade unionist Ali Mammeri, who was arbitrarily sentenced to 15 years in prison on 29 October 2025 and is now awaiting appeal.
Joint statement demands immediate release of Algerian Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit risking a death penalty sentence ahead of November 11 hearing
MENA Rights Group joins 19 other Algerian, regional, and international organisations in calling for the immediate release of poet and activist Mohamed Tadjadit and the dropping of all charges against him.
Algeria: Report reveals widespread and arbitrary use of travel bans as a tool of repression
MENA Rights Group’s new report, “Algeria: Travel bans, a tool of mass repression in the hands of the authorities,” exposes how Algerian authorities misuse travel bans (ISTN) to silence dissent and restrict freedom of movement. Drawing on nearly thirty individual cases, the report details how these measures, often imposed without due process or notification, create a climate of fear and self-censorship.
Algeria: Lift undue restrictions on associations
MENA Rights Group joins Human Rights Watch and six other human rights organizations in calling for a review of Algeria’s draft law on associations to ensure its compliance with international standards on freedom of association.
UN Secretary-General’s 2025 report highlights reprisals against human rights defenders in the MENA
MENA Rights Group provides a summary of the UNSG's main concerns over reprisals against human rights defenders in the MENA region, particularly in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen.
Solidarité avec la défenseure des droits humains Nassera Dutour suite à son expulsion d'Algérie
Face à une grave atteinte aux droits fondamentaux d’une citoyenne algérienne engagée pour la vérité et la justice, nous, membres du Collectif Solidarité Algérie, avec le soutien d’organisations internationales, dénonçons une dérive autoritaire inacceptable et rendons public ce qui suit :
Législation sécuritaire: la société civile alerte sur les dérives autoritaires en Algérie
Les organisations signataires expriment leur vive préoccupation suite à l’adoption, ce mardi 8 juillet 2025 par le Parlement algérien, de deux textes législatifs majeurs: la modification du Code de procédure pénale et la promulgation d’une nouvelle loi relative à la mobilisation générale. Ces évolutions interviennent dans un contexte de fermeture accrue de l’espace civique et sans consultation ouverte et transparente avec les acteur.ice.s concernés, notamment les organisations de la société civile.
