Algeria: Trade unionist Ali Mammeri faces 10 years in prison after court upholds his unjust conviction

Algeria: Trade unionist Ali Mammeri faces 10 years in prison after court upholds his unjust conviction

In response to the 1 Feb ruling by the Court of Appeal in Oum El Bouaghi to uphold the conviction of trade unionist and human rights defender Ali Mammeri, and reduce his prison sentence from 15 to 10 years, Diana Eltahawy, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said:   The court’s deeply unjust decision to uphold Ali Mammeri’s conviction on baseless charges is another clear assault on peaceful dis…