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Human rights concerns in Tindouf camps

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2026-09-18 19:21 UTC → 2026-09-23 12:10 UTC · added removed

During the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, non-governmental organizations raised multiple alarms regarding the humanitarian and human rights situation in the Tindouf camps in southwestern Algeria. Initial reports from the NGO Promotion du développement économique et social (PDES) focused on the risks of human trafficking and modern slavery. Activist Aïcha Duihi noted that poverty, marginalization, and limited access to justice increase vulnerability to exploitation, particularly for women and children. The organization requested engagement from PDES has since called for the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms establishment of slavery a credible registration and documentation system, noting that residents currently rely on identification issued exclusively by an internal camp center. PDES urged Algeria to address these enhance cooperation with the UNHCR to create a trustworthy pathway for documentation to support long-term protection gaps. as displacement becomes protracted across generations. Subsequent reports from Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights, and the African Network for Development, Governance and Human Rights, expanded the scope of allegations to include the Polisario Front. These organizations cited arbitrary detentions, torture, enforced disappearances, and restrictions on peaceful protests. They also highlighted severe limitations on freedom of movement, noting that residents have been subject to a curfew since 2013 and require permits to leave. Furthermore, concerns were raised regarding the withholding of food aid and the inability of UN human rights experts to access the camps for independent evaluations.

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