The European Union has once again been called upon to act against the continuing systematic violations of human rights in Algeria.
In a question to the European Commission, Italian MEP Gianna Gancia warned that “systematic abuses against political opponents by the Algerian authorities are continuing.”
On March 5, 2021, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an end to arbitrary detention in Algeria and the repeal of the rules violating freedom of expression and assembly, she recalled.
“In view of the Algerian authorities’ stubborn trampling upon the fundamental rights of the Algerian people, it comes as no surprise to note that demonstrations resumed on 9 March 2021,” the MEP added.
Gancia questioned the EC about the measures taken by the European Commission to follow up on the European Parliament’s resolution on protecting Human rights in Algeria.
She also called on Brussels to “demand investigations into the abuses suffered by the Algerian people” and impose sanctions against “the Algerian authorities responsible for the serious violations committed against detainees from the Hirak popular movement.”
In less than a year, the European Parliament had adopted two resolutions on the deteriorating situation of rights and freedoms in Algeria, calling for an end to massive violations of human rights in this country.
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