Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Algeria: New law on associations used to stifle civil society

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Headline Title: Algeria: New law on associations used to stifle civil society 07 May 2013 The conviction of an activist in Algeria after he distributed leaflets about unemployment in the country is a worrying sign that a new law regulating associations is being used to restrict civil society groups’ activities, Amnesty International said.On 6 May, Abdelkader Kherba, a member of the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH) and the National Committee for the Defence of the Rights of the Unemployed (CNDDC) was sentenced to a two-month suspended prison term and a fine…

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