Egypt: The authorities must investigate the torture to which peaceful demonstrators in front of the Israeli Embassy were subjected

Alkarama for Human Rights in Geneva has stated that the Egyptian authorities must work on investigating the instances of torture to which peaceful demonstrators in front of the Israeli embassy were subjected in the middle of last month after Army and Central Security forces came in to disperse the demonstrators.

On 15 May thousands of Egyptian youth and political activists, on the anniversary of the Nakba and the so-called Third Intifada Day, went to protest peacefully in front of the Israeli embassy, mainly by shouting out calls for Palestinians' due rights.

06 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Dr. Said bin Zair arbitrarily detained for the past four years

Dr. Said bin Zair, well-known in Saudi Arabia for his independence of mind and his public advocacy of institutional reforms, has been arbitrarily detained since 6 June 2007, when he was arrested in Riyadh on his way back from Mecca.
03 Jun 2011
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Algeria: Malik Medjnoune, 12 years in "pre-trial" detention

Accused without evidence of killing the singer Lounès Matoub, Malik Medjnoune has been arbitrarily detained since 1999 and still has not been tried to date.
02 Jun 2011
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Oman: Dozens still arbitrarily detained after peaceful demonstrations

Alkarama is seriously concerned following the latest events in Oman and the wave of arrests which has followed the people's peaceful demonstrations. In this connection, it addressed the UN Special Rapporteur for the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression regarding the 107 people arbitrarily detained by the authorities.

The Sultanate of Oman, very quickly touched by the uprisings shaking the Arab world, allowed peaceful demonstrations to proceed for almost a month before deciding to put a stop to them through repression.

01 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia: Burial of Yemeni citizen Duaysi in Saudi Arabia without autopsy

The Saudi authorities have finally buried the body of the Yemeni citizen Muhammad Abduh Al-Duaysi, four months after his death under severe torture in Qasim prison in southern Saudi Arabia at the start of December 2010.

01 Jun 2011
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Saudi Arabia : Dr Saud Mokhtar Al Hashimi, detained incommunicado for four years

Alkarama is concerned at the worsening situation of Dr Saud Al Hashimi, a long-standing human rights defender who has been detained incommunicado for the last four years in the al Ruweis detention center in Jeddah. He was subjected to a closed trial on 7 May 2011 despite being deprived of his right to legal representation.
01 Jun 2011
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Lebanon: 8 Syrians seeking refuge in Lebanon risk refoulement

In recent weeks, Lebanon witnessed the arrival of Syrian citizens escaping escalating violence in Syria. A large number of individuals living close to the Lebanese border (mainly from the Syrian city of Tal Kalakh) have fled into Lebanon, finding shelter in the country with relatives, host families and even in schools.
Estimations of Friday 20 May state that some 4000 people – including men, women and children - may have moved from Syria into northern Lebanon.
30 May 2011
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Lebanon: four individuals at risk of death penalty following confessions extracted under torture

Four individuals who were tortured by agents of the Lebanese security forces, particularly during the period they were held incommunicado, face trial on 21 June 2011.

Alkarama is concerned that false confessions extracted under torture may be used during this hearing and has therefore submitted their cases to the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions as they are at risk of the death penalty.

The four individuals on trial are:

30 May 2011
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Pakistan: Disappearance of 2 Egyptian-Pakistani students aged 22 and 17; fear of torture and extraordinary rendition

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22 year-old Abdullah Al Sharkawy left his university in Islamabad to go get a drink around 6pm last Wednesday, 25 May 2011. He has not been seen since.
30 May 2011
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Syria: persecution of 13 Assyrian human rights activists

Arbitrary arrests, torture and other human rights abuses, including crimes against humanity, continue to be committed by the Syrian authorities with total impunity.

On 20 May 2011, following the peaceful protest which took place in Qamishli city, in north-western Syria, a further 13 human rights activists from the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO) were arrested.

30 May 2011
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