Shocked by the repression suffered by Kabyle activists who led a democratic and peaceful struggle for their people’s self-determination, notably on 20 May 2017 in Bouira, 14 June 2017 in Azazga, Larbaa, Nat Iraten and Michelet.
Outraged by the arrest of Kabyle diplomat M. Yuva Tala Hemmu by the Algerian police on 27 June 2017, in violation of international conventions,
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization condemns these human rights violations committed by the Algerian State and reminds the State of its obligations to respect the international conventions and covenants it has ratified and which protect fundamental rights and freedoms. UNPO asks the Algerian authorities to put an end to these arrests and to immediately release the Kabyle diplomat.