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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Algeria: Ouaghlissi disappearance case submitted to HRC

On 27 September 1994, while at work, Maamar Ouaghlissi was arrested by three plain clothes agents who identified themselves as members of Security Forces. The grounds for the arrest were not given. Since then, Mr Ouaghlissi has disappeared.

Alkarama appealed to the Human Rights Committee (HRC) on behalf of Mrs Farida Khirani, Ouaghlissi's wife, in the case of a personal communication dated 1 July 2009.

03 Aug 2009
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Syria: Disappearance of Mr Shusha after more than 3 years detention under the political police

Shusha Mohammed, initially arrested by the political police in 2005, had first disappeared for one year. He was then detained at Adra Prison in Damascus; he later disappeared for a second time in February 2009.

Alkarama made an appeal to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), asking it to intercede with the Syrian authorities in the case of Mr Shusha in order that he be released or at least be put under the protection of the law.

31 Jul 2009
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Former Guantanamo prisoners establish “Guantanamo Justice Center”

Geneva:  On 27 July 2009, the Guantanamo Justice Center (GJC) was officially established in Geneva, Switzerland. The GJC is a non-profit human rights organisation dedicated to the defense of the rights of prisoners of Guantanamo Bay.
30 Jul 2009
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Alkarama is deeply concerned at ECOSOC precedent decision favouring repressive governments

Press Release.
28 Jul 2009
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Syria: Nearly a year since the disappearance of Nabil Khlioui

On 14 August 2008 Nabil Khlioui was arrested at his home by the Syrian military intelligence services, and since then his family has no news of him.

Alkarama sent a communication to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, asking it to intercede with the Syrian authorities so that Mr Khlioui be released or placed under the protection of the law.

28 Jul 2009
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Iraq: IPU to further investigate the case of Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy

During the 126th session of the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians, held between 28 June and 1 July 2009, new decisions were adopted with regards to the on-going case of Iraqi MP Mohammad Al-Dainy.

You may recall that in late February 2009,

27 Jul 2009
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