Algeria
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger border, rights group says
Algeria expelled 1,845 migrants to Niger’s border in a mass operation on April 19, rights group Alarmphone Sahara
Human rights
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Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Tunisia
Tunisia opposition figures sentenced in mass trial
A Tunisian court sentenced 40 individuals on Saturday, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, of up
Tunisia
Tunisian Authorities Use Arbitrary Detention to Silence Critics, HRW Says
Tunisian authorities have jailed dozens of critics on politically motivated charges in a widening crackdown, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said
Algeria
UN approves Algeria-led anti-landmine resolution amid European withdrawals
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed an Algerian-led initiative urging adherence to the 1997 anti-landmine treaty, amid growing
Tunisia
Tunisia set to withdraw access for individuals and NGOs to the African Court
The Tunisian government has decided to withdraw individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with observer status before the African Commission on
Morocco
Moroccan official calls for regulation of digital freedom of expression
Amina Bouayach, the president of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council, on Monday advocated for new mechanisms to oversee digital
Mali
Mali condemns treatment of its migrants deported from Mauritania
Mali says it is outraged over violence suffered by its citizens deported by neighboring Mauritania, along with those from Senegal,
Tunisia
Tunisia quits African human rights court
Tunisia has withdrawn from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a move condemned by rights groups as a
Sudan
UNICEF: Children in Sudan facing ‘unimaginable suffering’
According to a latest report from UNICEF children are increasingly bearing the brunt of the violence created by the war
Algeria
Joint letter from 8 NGOs calls on UN Human Rights Council to address Algeria’s violations
Ahead of a meeting on March 6th of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch
Mauritania
News collaborative in Mauritania casts spotlight on gender-based violence
Gender-based violence remains a pervasive issue in Mauritania, with a troubling 10% of women aged 15-49 experiencing physical violence since
Algeria
Detained writer Boualem Sansal begins hunger strike in Algeria
Detained French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, 80, has launched a hunger strike, protesting pressure to replace his Jewish lawyer, according to