Algeria: Amnesty concerned for the health of an activist in detention

Amnesty International said it was "

" on Wednesday May 18 about the state of health of an activist who has been in pre-trial detention in Algeria for 11 months and who has carried out two hunger strikes, the human rights organization calling for his release. freely.

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According to Amnesty, El Hadi Lassouli is a farmer and civil society activist who created in 2021 with other activists the support and assistance committee for the families of detainees.

He was arrested on June 21, 2021, but the NGO does not specify the charges against him.

The state of health of this fifty-year-old “

”, writes the NGO in a press release.

"

," said Hassina Oussedik, director of Amnesty International Algeria, quoted in the statement.

Hassina Oussedik also called for "

".

Another detainee of conscience who died

On April 24, a detainee of conscience, Hakim Debbazi, died while he was in pre-trial detention, according to the Algerian League for Human Rights (LADDH).

He was arrested in February for social media posts related to the pro-democracy movement Hirak.

On Tuesday, the Algerian Minister of Justice, Abderrachid Tabi, affirmed before the deputies that this detainee had died in the hospital of “

”, “

”, thus rejecting any accusation of ill-treatment.

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Debbazi's family filed a lawsuit against the state in early May for "

" and "

", claiming one billion euros in compensation.

According to the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees (CNLD), more than 260 people are still imprisoned in Algeria in connection with the Hirak protest movement or the defense of individual freedoms.