A summary of Odhikar’s quarterly reports for 2020 is included in this annual human rights report. Updated July 28, 2020 Algeria The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic largely halted a yearlong mass protest movement in early 2020, but questions remain about the future of Algeria’s political system. 2017 - Human rights annual report (country reports) 2016 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2015 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World (country reports) Authorities released Tabbou on September 25, then rearrested him the next morning. CHAD 4 overcrowding in a cell designed for 20 individuals, the oppressive heat of the dry season, and lack of adequate food and water. See the Freedom in the World 2020 score and learn about democracy and freedom in Algeria. Activists Moulay Abba Bouzid and Fadel Mohamed Breica, and Mahmoud Zeidan, a journalist, were arrested between June 17 and 19. BULGARIA 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bulgaria is a constitutional republic governed by a freely elected unicameral National Assembly. As part of the move to pluralism in 1989, and Algeria's accession to all of the international legal instruments on human rights, the position of Minister for Human Rights was created in June 1991. U.S. Citizens with emergencies, please call 0770-08-2000. (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Algeria. Human Rights Watch said in its annual report -2015-2016- that Algerian authorities continued to suppress peaceful protests by prohibiting all kind of gatherings held without prior approval. International human rights standard prohibits the trial of civilians before military courts. Authorities arrested and charged 86 persons between June and October according to the National Committee of the Release of Detainees. Article 326 of the penal code allows a person who abducts a minor to escape prosecution if he marries his victim. Defining features have included a strong presidency and security apparatus, a … Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa - Algeria ii Amnesty International Report 2020/21 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International is a movement of 10 million people which mobilizes the humanity in everyone and campaigns for change so we can all enjoy our human rights. 4 September 2020. Authorities deported a Human Rights Watch official, Ahmed Benchemsi, on August 19. Monrovia, Liberia – On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the 2020 edition of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices was released by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights… Demonstrators carry banners and gesture during a protest rejecting the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria December 10, 2019. The king is the head of state, serves a largely ceremonial role, and has a Algeria’s Family Code allows men to have a unilateral divorce without explanation but requires women to apply to courts for a divorce on specified grounds. Report on the human rights situation covering 2020. Despite s… Authorities denounced “foreign interference and an attack against Algerian sovereignty.”. 0 . Algeria 2020 Crime & Safety Report This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy in Algiers. The Fundamental Rights Report 2020 is published in English. human rights for the Olympic Movement as a whole through a comprehensive strategy on human rights that both builds on Agenda 2020 and is aligned with core United Nations (UN) standards. Venezuela - Human Rights Reports OHCHR 2020. A prominent Algerian journalist was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for reporting on anti-government demonstrations, a lawyer and a human rights official said. In February, the protest movement known as Hirak (“movement” in Arabic) started, with millions of Algerians marching in overwhelmingly peaceful protests in cities across the country, calling for the “removal of everyone” linked to the ruling power. Gaid Salah set a new presidential election for July 4, later postponed until December 12. Algeria. A coalition government headed by a prime minister leads the country. Dabouz was provisionally released on April 7 but required to report three times a week to authorities in Ghardaia, 600 kilometers from his home in Algiers.