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ALGERIA

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING ON ALGERIA

TO THE UN COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

Including GENDER

The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its State parties.

Direct Link to Report, including Section on VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - ALGERIA

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/docs/ngos/AI-AlgeriaApril2008.pdf

Theme Examples - Violence Against Women in Algeria:

*Victims of Sexual Violence at the Hands of Armed Groups

*Female Relatives of the Forcibly Disappeared Men

*Domestic Violence - "Domestic violence is thought to be prevalent in Algeria. The

 government has acknowledged not only that violence in the family is increasingly

 a problem, but also the absence of specific legislation protecting women from

 violence and of statistics on the prevalence of the problem."

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Website Link: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/cats40.htm

It is IMPORTANT to first Click Website LINK, to access subsite documents.

ALGERIA Friday, 2 May 2008 a.m. and Monday, 5 May 2008 p.m. CAT/C/SR.815 & SR.818

Third periodic report CAT/C/DZA/3 E | F | R | S

CAT/C/DZA/Q/3 E | F | S | R CAT/C/DZA/Q/3/Add.1 E | F | S |R

Al Karama for Human Rights E | F Amnesty International Collectif des Familles des disparu(e)s en Algérie

List Statement

CAT/C/DZA/CO/3 E | F | S | R

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