Amnesty Criticizes Algeria's Decision To Deport African Illegal Immigrants

Amnesty International criticized the the general situation of human rights in Algeria, and focused too much on what it called “authorities’ narrowing of syndicates and media activities”, and the deportations that is carried out by the government against the African refugees.

Amnesty Algiers office director, Fatima Oussedik, criticized, during the presentation of the annual report of the organization, on Saturday, which is the World Human Rights Day, what she called “Narrowed liberties’ legislation”, and in return she called for work with clear and transparent legislative texts, and united standards in dealing with the protests.

“Police is sometimes keen to see protests in usual circumstances, sustaining its role in the protection of public order,and at other times it suppressed the protests, and that makes people wonder why these protests are neglected in some cases and prevented in other cases”.

“Continued imprisonment of human rights activists, journalists and bloggers is unacceptable, and this decision is due to the declining of human rights situation in the country. Government should review its policy on how to deal with journalists and devote sense of justice”.

Issue of deporting African nationals to their home countries took a large part of the press conference, as she criticized the actress the step that was taken by authorities and invited them to reconsider their policy in this file and provide protection for them, especially for their children and women.

“We must not forget that we are an African country, and neighboring countries helped our country during the independence war, and now we have to show our support for these countries”.

“Agreements that were signed by Algeria, including the Geneva Convention force the Algerian authorities to provide protection for these refugees”.