COSYFOP Welcomes Presidential Pardon Measures and Calls on the President to Launch an Inclusive National Dialogue
In a previous statement, the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSYFOP) welcomed the presidential pardon measures and called on the President to initiate an inclusive national dialogue. COSYFOP also expressed its concern over the prominence given in French media to certain individuals claiming to represent the Algerian opposition, despite having no record of political or trade union struggle inside the country. The Confederation emphasized that such figures lack legitimacy and do not speak for the real grassroots movements advocating for democratic reforms and social justice from within Algeria. […]
Urgent Appeal: Gross Violations Against Independent Unions in Algeria
In a formal complaint submitted by the Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and Focal Point on Reprisals in Africa, Mr. Rémi Ngoy Lombo, the organization raised serious issues related to violations against independent unions and their leaders in Algeria. The most prominent violations recorded: The Confederation’s positions According to Mr. Raouf Mellal, President of the Confederation, these practices […]
A general commercial strike in Jenin: The voice of the people against injustice.
The strike is not merely an economic stance expressed by shopkeepers by closing their doors, but rather a popular outcry affirming the citizen’s right to confront injustice and defend his dignity and rights. In the northern West Bank of Palestine, this spirit of struggle is embodied by a comprehensive commercial strike in Jenin, in protest against the tragic conditions experienced by the camp’s residents under the tight military siege that […]
Five UN rapporteurs write to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Five UN rapporteurs write to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to discuss human rights issues in Algeria. The letter addressed to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, issued by the UN rapporteurs on September 12, 2024, sparked widespread controversy in the country, especially after the repression of the president of the Algerian Trade Union Confederation […]