The horrific torture and genocide of the Algerians by the French was not made widely known to the public. The torture became very violent and brutal that even French citizens began to protest against their own military because they didn't like what their country was doing to the people of Algeria. Countries around Algeria and France knew war was happening, but they didn't know the extreme acts of torture the French did to the Algerians. The French tried to hide their acts of torture against the Algerians because they knew what they were doing was very wrong. Victims didn't share what the French did to them, until now some are speaking out. Recently in 2001, French General Paul Aussaresses wrote a book, admitting to the horrible acts he did to the Algerians. He was later put on trial and not charged for his actions. However, Aussaresses still didn't feel bad for torturing and executing many Algerians, so he was charged for having no sympathy. Later on in his life, General Paul Aussaresses was sent to the United States to teach the methods of torture used during the Algerian War to help fight in Vietnam. The United States knew what he did, yet they still wanted to know the method and strategy of torture, so they can do the same thing. Today, we are learning now about victims as they speak out about what happened to them, and still aren't doing anything about it. The victims have psychological damage, yet aren't receiving anything in return. Nothing is happening to the French for their actions. The country of France still does not feel bad about their actions, and haven't apologized to Algeria. (http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0606a/algiersiraq.html). According to www.uruknet.info, "three grainy photos hanging in an official exhibition in Paris that show French soldiers torturing an Algerian are perhaps the closest France has come to a public acknowledgement of the darkest period of its history." France didn't want to share and admit their actions of terror and torture on the Algerians.
Countries didn't want to interfere since it was France and Algeria's war. Torture was apart of France's strategies to win the war. It didn't directly affect the countries around Algeria and France because they weren't involved in the war, therefore they didn't do anything about it. The FLN (National Liberation Front), a group against France made it public the acts of torture inflicted against them and the Algerian people. Their publicity mainly affected the Muslims in Algeria, the United Nations, and the media in France. Therefore, the United Nations knew what was going on, but didn't understand the severity of the torture. The United Nations didn't try to do anything to stop the French. This was to blame on the French who tried to justify their acts of torture and make it seem like they didn't do anything wrong, by covering it up. (http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Articles/06summer/dimarco.pdf).