Algeria

DATE OF REVIEW:
14 April 2008 - 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.

Membership of the Human Rights Council:
2006 - 2007

Full Name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Population: 33,333,216

Government type: Presidential Republic
Head of State: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (since 1999)

National Human Rights Institution:
 National Human Rights Commission of Algeria

Pledges and commitments for election to the Human Rights Council:
2006

Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
Chief
His Excellency Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative

Address
Route de Lausanne 308
1293 Bellevue
Tel: +41 22 959 84 84
Fax: +41 22 774 30 49
Email: mission.algerie mission-algerie.ch
Website: http://www.mission-algerie.ch