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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Algeria Announces New Law to Combat 'Human Trafficking' in Response to US Criticism

African migrants take shelter under the bridge of a motorway on the outskirts of Algiers (File photo: Reuters)

The Algerian government announced a new draft law on "human trafficking," which included penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment.

The new law came in response to observations in annual reports of the US State Department on human trafficking, which criticized Algeria.

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