14/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – During the Association Council meeting with Algeria (see EUROPE 11744) on Monday 13 March, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (“EuroMed Rights”), together with a number of civil society organisations, called on the EU to pay more attention to protecting human rights activists in this country. The Council is called on to, “tackle the subject of serious human rights violations committed by the Algerian authorities, particularly against human rights activists in the country”. These organisations assert that, “a year after the adoption of a constitutional reform by the Algerian parliament, the number of the serious violations continues to increase”. From their point of view, “The new Constitution does not represent progress” in this domain. They add that, “Exercising the freedom of assembly and the freedom of association and expression are still considerably hampered by a restrictive legislation and by political interference with the judicial system”. (FB)