...In response to Bakhouch’s ongoing detention, the Center for Constitutional Rights published an open letter, signed by representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International, among others, pressuring the State Department to intervene. The letter alleges that the U.S. provided the Algerian government with harmful and unfounded allegations about Bakhouch’s past, leading to his detention and abuse in Algerian custody...

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