Algeria: Civil Society Shouldn't Be Partisan

Algiers — The Civil society shouldn't be partisan, but should instead be an intermediary to bring the concerns of the population's different sections to the public authorities, head of the Algerian Red Crescent (CRA) Saida Benhabiles said Monday in Algiers.

"The civil society shouldn't be partisan. It should rather be the safety valve of the State and its institutions," underlined Benhabiles in her interview with the Channel 3 of the Algerian Radio, pointing out that "there is a very important fundamental principle: the civil society activists shouldn't be partisan."

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