Yemen: Committee against Torture to examine Yemen in November 2009

During the 43rd session of the Committee against Torture (CAT), to meet in Geneva from 2 to 20 November 2009, Yemen's second periodic report will be reviewed. This report was submitted to the Committee on 13 July 2007. The CAT has submitted questions to the Yemeni government requesting answers in a plenary session.

In conjunction with the examination process, Alkarama intends to submit a report to the Committee against Torture on Yemen.

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28 Aug 2009
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Yemen: Former Guantanamo prisoner released after 5 months secret detention

At 22h00 on Sunday 16 August 2009 Yemeni authorities released Mr Karama Khamis Said Khamisan a former Guantanamo prisoner, after five months in secret detention under Political Security forces in Al-Mahra province (south-east Yemen). Throughout this whole period, he was never brought before a judge nor were any charges brought against him.

Mr Khamisan was arrested on 16 March 2009 by a branch of the Political Security forces.

26 Aug 2009
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Iraq: Extrajudicial execution of Hakki Ismail

Hakki Ismail was executed on the night of 25 July 2009, probably by the Iraqi authorities. He was a human rights advocate who worked in defense of the victims of violations committed by the Iraqi government. He recently dealt with cases of people who had connections with the Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy, who was himself persecuted.
24 Aug 2009
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Egypt: Continued campaign of arrests

Alkarama learned that 15 people were arrested at dawn on 20 August 2009. Members of the security services in Al-Buheiri accompanied by Special Forces belonging to the Central Police, forced their way into the homes of these men and arrested them. They are all currently being held in two of the security services' detention centers in Al-Buheiri.

Detainees at the Kafr Al-Duwar center include:

1. Al-Safi Muhammed Ibrahim Atman
2. Mustafa Suleiman
3. Adel Abdelwahab Marji

23 Aug 2009
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Egypt: 33 people arrested in Suez by State Security

Alkarama has just received information from a reliable source that 33 people have been arrested in the governorate of Suez.

On the afternoon of 17 August 2009, State Security supported by the Special Forces of the Central Security Agency forcibly entered the residence of Yasser Ibrahim (a chemist working at the Red Sea Port Authority) and arrested  him  in addition to  32 of his guests. Their names are:

21 Aug 2009
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Egypt: Enforced disappearance of 16 Egyptian nationals, Alkarama sends urgent appeal

Alkarama has sent an urgent appeal today to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances asking it to intercede with the Egyptian authorities in the case of 16 Egyptian nationals who disappeared in Mansoura province between 2 and 26 July 2009, after being arrested by the Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI).
19 Aug 2009
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Libya: OHCHR called upon for disappearance case, Abushaala gone since 1995

On 17 September 1995, Abdelmotaleb Abushaala was arrested by security services at the headquarters of the Higher Institute of Civil Aviation where he was a student. No judicial warrant was presented to him at the time nor was he informed of the reasons for his arrest. He has since disappeared.

On 11 August 2009, Alkarama appealed to the Officer of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in an individual communication on behalf of Mr Abushaala's brother.

17 Aug 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Arbitrary detention of Mohammad Al-Oteibi for peaceful protest

Mohamed Al-Oteibi was arrested in Riyadh on 2 January 2009 by the Intelligence Services (Al-Mabahit) following an attempted demonstration in protest of Israeli aggression in Gaza.
13 Aug 2009
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Egypt: Dr Abdel Ghaffar arbitrarily detained, risk of torture

Dr Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Secretary General of the Egyptian Medical Association, was arrested on 2 July 2009 at the Cairo airport on his way to Turkey. Since then he has been arbitrarily detained, tortured and has been unable to receive his necessary medical treatment.

On 5 August 2009 Alkarama sent a communication to the Special Rapporteur against Torture to ask him to urgently intervene with the Egyptian authorities.

10 Aug 2009
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Saudi Arabia: Mr Al-Rimi, Yemeni national, detained arbitrarily

On 7 October 2008, Mr Al-Rimi was arrested by Saudi police at Al-Tiwal while he was crossing the border from Yemen to Saudi Arabia. Since then, he has been arbitrarily detained at Al-Tayef prison.

On 4 August 2009 Alkarama sent a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking it to intercede with the Saudi authorities in the case of Mr Al-Rimi.

05 Aug 2009
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