Algeria

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

Membership of the Human Rights Council: June 2006 - June 2007

Full Name: People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Population: 33,333,216 (July 2007 est., CIA factbook)

Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
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

Head of delegation:
His Excellency Mr. Idriss Jazaïry
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative

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

National Human Rights mechanisms:
 National Human Rights Commission

Pledges and commitments: Algeria’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council (submitted March 23th 2006)

Algeria’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC:

. In favour: A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5, A/HRC/RES/4/9, A/HRC/DEC/4/103

. Against: A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected)

. Abstained: A/HRC/RES/1/2

. No vote:

For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.