- Minimum Rules for the detention of women;
- Human rights and civil liberties;
- Alternative measures to incarceration;
- Psychological experience in prison;
- Support for children deprived of liberty;
- Violence and Crime;
- Specifications of juvenile justice;
- Mechanisms for implementation of the CRC and the ACRWC;
- Development of a code of laws and regulatory provisions governing the rights of the
child;
- Comparative study between Algerian legislation and its compliance with international
and regional human rights instruments on the Child ratified by Algeria (in progress);
- Case law in the field of child justice (in press);
- Strengthening the library of the School of the Judiciary through the release of
documents relating to the field of child protection.
319.As part of this cooperation UNICEF / Ministry of Justice, several actions have
been carried out during the period 2004-2008. It should be mentioned that a number
of programmes have been initiated by the Ministry of Justice on prison reform and its
component on juvenile justice with foreign partners and also organizations under the
United Nations: UNDP, UNICEF, ICRC and the NGO "Penal Reform International."
320.These programmes include the training of prison staff but also involve prison
visits. Given the importance of the participation of civil society in the rehabilitation of
prisoners, agreements have been signed with the Algerian associations IQRA; ElAmel (for the rehabilitation of prisoners) and the Algerian Muslim Scouts (SMA).
b. Children deprived of their liberty, including any form of detention,
imprisonment or placement in a care institution and compliance with the
provisions of Article 5 (3) of the ACRWC prohibiting the imposition of the death
penalty on children.
The rules governing the treatment of children deprived of liberty shall be governed
by:
321.Act No. 05-04 of 6 February 2005 on the code of the organization of prisons
and the rehabilitation of prisoners: By the enactment of this Code, Algeria
reaffirms its commitment to respecting individual freedoms and the principle of
legality of the sentence for which the judiciary would ensure the protection and
enforcement. In article 1, it is stated that: "This Act embodies principles and rules in
order to set up a prison policy based on the idea of social defence which makes the
enforcement of sentences a means of protecting society through rehabilitation and
social reintegration of prisoners. "Article 2 states that "Prisoners are treated such that
to preserve their human dignity and ensure the consistent rise of their intellectual and
moral level without distinction of race, sex, language, religion or opinion. "
322.The distribution and classification of inmates in institutions are done according to
their criminal status, the severity of the offense for which they are held, their age and
personality. As such, there are specialised centres for minors who accommodate
accused and convicted persons who have not reached majority, unless express
authorization of the Ministry of Justice. All institutions, with the exception of those in
charge of prevention when the local classification does not allow it, include one or
more special quarters for minors.
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