European Union Criticizes Human Rights In Algeria

European Union expressed concern over what it described as human rights violations in Algeria, although this body registered, according to its figures, which source is not yet revealed, only 41 new cases concerning 190 people, according to the annual report of 2015, asserting that most of them are relating to the freedoms of expression and assembly.

Same source claimed that Algeria has tightened the noose on civil society, in reference to the reform law which tightened control on the sources of funding and the relationship with foreign parties, as the report claimed that two-thirds of associations at least, and that are officially approved before 2012, have disappeared from the civil scene, or cannot be registered again administratively, citing the closure of “Al Watan” TV channel, but acknowledged that the reality of the media in Algeria is better than it is in other countries of the region.

In contrast, the European Union praised the “significant progress” that is made by Algeria in the field of women’s rights, after the ratification of a new law in 2015 that criminalizes violence against women. 

European Union did not miss the opportunity without arousing previous concerns about the economic situation of Algeria, due to the oil prices collapse, and the increasing of the security risks because of the regional challenges in the region, led by Libya and Ivory Coast.