Algeria - Lifting of Emergency Law
Press Statement
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public AffairsWashington, DC
February 23, 2011
The United States welcomes the lifting of the State of Emergency Law, in place since 1992, as a positive step. We reaffirm our support for the universal rights of the Algerian people, including the freedom of assembly and expression.
PRN: 2011/269