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Abdul Hakim Gellani, the British citizen who was disappeared by Saudi intelligence services from his hotel room in Mecca on 8 August 2007, has thankfully reappeared, according to recent information.
Alkarama for Human Rights submitted the cases of 9 people arrested, tortured and held incommunicado by the intelligence services at the Ministry of Defense in Beirut
to the Special Rapporteur on torture.

They are:

1 - Ghassan Sulayman Al Sulaiby, born 29 March 1961 in Baabda (La Montagne), accountant, residing in Baabda, Sibani Al Ouarouar. He was arrested at his home by military intelligence on the 31 March 2006 at 9 pm.

Abdul Hakim Gellani, a British citizen of Yemeni origin, was arrested by Saudi intelligence services on 8 August 2007 at Al-Mordjane hotel in Mecca. Just before officers confiscated his mobile phone, he was able to alert his wife of his arrest, but has since disappeared.

Alkarama has submitted his case to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), emphasising the likelihood of torture as of result of Abdul Hakim Gellani's disappearance.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 18 August 2007

On 17 August 2007, Alkarama for Human Rights addressed a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour, asking her to launch an urgent appeal with the Libyan authorities in the case of Mr. Imad Al Shibani.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 17 August 2007

On 16 August 2007, Alkarama for Human Rights formally informed the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the secret detention and risk of torture faced by Mr. Saad Ben Zair, lawyer, human rights activist and defender of public freedoms in Saudi Arabia.

Alkarama for Human Rights and Algeria-Watch, 17 August 2007

We are launching a new appeal to Algerian human rights associations, women’s associations, journalists, independent unions, political party and association activists, lawyers and human rights defenders to get involved with the UN Human Rights Committee’s expert examination of the third periodic report of the Algerian government on 23 October 2007.

Alkarama for Human Rights, 15 August 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights has appealed to the President of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Walid Ali Ahmad Lamri, a Saudi citizen, human rights defender, and member of Alkarama.

See Also
- 1951 Convention relating to the Statusof Refugees and the 1967 Protocol [pdf]
- 2nd periodic report by UPR on Yemen (13 July 2007) [pdf]

Alkarama for Human Rights, 10 August 2007

Alkarama for Human Rights wishes to draw attention to the case of Mr. Al Rabassi.  Arrested at home on 3 January 2003 by Internal Security agents, he was condemned to 15 years’ criminal imprisonment by an exceptional court for having sent an email criticising the President.  The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion on 30 August 2005 deeming Mr. Al Rabassi’s detention arbitrary.

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