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23/10/2007
Urgent Action - Fear of Torture - Former Guantanamo Detainee in Yemen
YEMEN Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed (m)
Former Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed was handed over by the US authorities to the Yemeni authorities on 1 October and has been detained since then in the Political Security prison in the capital, Sana'a. He has not been allowed to see his lawyers, and is in grave danger of torture or other ill-treatment.
No charges are known to have been brought against him, and it is not clear why he is being detained.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Torture is a criminal offence in Yemen, but it has continued to take place at the hands of the security forces as a result of the practice of incommunicado detention and impunity enjoyed by alleged perpetrators.
About 100 Yemeni nationals are still detained in Guantánamo. The authorities have publicly stated that they wish to have all their nationals returned to Yemen from Guantánamo Bay but it is unclear why only about a dozen have so far been returned and released.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in English, Arabic or your own language:-
expressing concern that Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed is believed to be detained without charge, and asking why he is in custody;
- calling on the authorities to release Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed immediately unless he is to be charged with a recognisably criminal offence and given a fair trial;
- urging the authorities to give him access to legal counsel of his own choosing, and to the courts, to challenge the legality of his detention.
- noting that approximately 100 Yemeni nationals are still detained in Guantanamo, and welcoming the Yemeni authorities' efforts on their behalf;
- calling on them to continue to discuss this issue with the US authorities, with a view to ensuring the release of all the Yemeni detainees in
Guantanamo if they are not to be promptly charged and given a fair trial in full accordance with international standards.
APPEALS TO:
President
His Excellency General ´Ali ´Abdullah Saleh
President of the Republic of Yemen
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 127 4147
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Interior
His Excellency Dr Rashid Muhammad al-Alimi
Ministry of Interior
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 332 511
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Human Rights
Her Excellency Houda 'Ali 'Abdullatif al- Baan
Ministry for Human Rights
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 444 838
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Dr Abu Bakr 'Abdullah al-Qurbi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 276 618
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
PLEASE SEND COPIES OF YOUR APPEALS TO:
Mr Mohammed Taha Mustafa
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
57 Cromwell Road
London SW7 2ED
Fax: 020 7584 6607
Email: yemen.embassy@btconnect.com
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Please do not send
appeals after 30 November 2007.
23/10/2007
Urgent Action - Fear of Torture - Former Guantanamo Detainee in Yemen
YEMEN Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed (m)
Former Guantánamo detainee Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed was handed over by the US authorities to the Yemeni authorities on 1 October and has been detained since then in the Political Security prison in the capital, Sana'a. He has not been allowed to see his lawyers, and is in grave danger of torture or other ill-treatment.
No charges are known to have been brought against him, and it is not clear why he is being detained.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Torture is a criminal offence in Yemen, but it has continued to take place at the hands of the security forces as a result of the practice of incommunicado detention and impunity enjoyed by alleged perpetrators.
About 100 Yemeni nationals are still detained in Guantánamo. The authorities have publicly stated that they wish to have all their nationals returned to Yemen from Guantánamo Bay but it is unclear why only about a dozen have so far been returned and released.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in English, Arabic or your own language:-
expressing concern that Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed is believed to be detained without charge, and asking why he is in custody;
- calling on the authorities to release Mohammed Ali Nasser Mohammed immediately unless he is to be charged with a recognisably criminal offence and given a fair trial;
- urging the authorities to give him access to legal counsel of his own choosing, and to the courts, to challenge the legality of his detention.
- noting that approximately 100 Yemeni nationals are still detained in Guantanamo, and welcoming the Yemeni authorities' efforts on their behalf;
- calling on them to continue to discuss this issue with the US authorities, with a view to ensuring the release of all the Yemeni detainees in
Guantanamo if they are not to be promptly charged and given a fair trial in full accordance with international standards.
APPEALS TO:
President
His Excellency General ´Ali ´Abdullah Saleh
President of the Republic of Yemen
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 127 4147
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Interior
His Excellency Dr Rashid Muhammad al-Alimi
Ministry of Interior
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 332 511
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Human Rights
Her Excellency Houda 'Ali 'Abdullatif al- Baan
Ministry for Human Rights
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 444 838
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Dr Abu Bakr 'Abdullah al-Qurbi
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 00 967 1 276 618
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
PLEASE SEND COPIES OF YOUR APPEALS TO:
Mr Mohammed Taha Mustafa
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
57 Cromwell Road
London SW7 2ED
Fax: 020 7584 6607
Email: yemen.embassy@btconnect.com
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Please do not send
appeals after 30 November 2007.