Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Algeria: Bouteflika Resignation an Opening for Rights

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Expand Algerians take part in an anti-government demonstration, on April 5, 2019 in the capital Algiers after the resignation of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. © 2019 Louiza Ammi/abaca/Sipa USA (Beirut) – The resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on April 2, 2019 provides an important opportunity for Algeria to dismantle its repressive laws and enshrine public freedoms in legislation and practice, Human Rights Watch said today. It was the first time since the uprisings of 2011 that street protests have forced a leader in the Arab world to resign. Millions of Algerians have…

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