Algeria Legal Assistance

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To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Algeria LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Algeria country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Algeria COI page. 

Refugee protection

Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Algeria. 

The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Algeria is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.

Algeria is a State party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and to its 1967 Protocol.

In the absence of a national asylum framework in Algeria, UNHCR is conducting Refugee Status Determination procedures in Algeria. To claim asylum in Algeria, you can submit your claim to the UNHCR office in Alger via email: algalreg@unhcr.org, or fax: 023 05 28 52.

UNHCR Help Page for Algeria can be consulted for information about seeking asylum in Algeria.

Legal aid organisations

Address: 05, rue Saïd Ben-Larbi, 16000, Algerie
Tel: +213560667120
Contact Person: Zakaria Benlahrech
 
LADDH is a non-political NGO that promotes Human Rights in Algeria. LADDH is a member of the Euromed Human Rights Network’s Migration and Asylum Working group.
Address: Cabinet d’Avocat MERAGHNI Villa 1 Diar El Afia, Kouba, Alger
Tel/Fax: +213 (0)23 704 000
Mobile: +213 (0)661 533 670
 
Wadie Meraghni is a member at the Bar Association of Algiers and since 2010 he has collaborated with the UNHCR in defending refugees and asylum seekers. He defends refugees and asylum seekers who get arrested, and he supports them in jurisdictions when they are victims of aggressions. He also supports them in obtaining documents from the civil state, especially for children born in Algeria who encounter difficulties in obtaining birth certificates. Wadie Meraghni gives legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers to explain how they can assert their rights in Algeria. He is prepared to answer requests for information from lawyers who represent Algerians in other countries.

Organisations providing other support to refugees

We have not yet identified any organisation offering assistance in Algeria. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.

Algeria LGBTQI+ Resources

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Algeria COI

Find Algeria Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents. 

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Last updated May 2023