Alkarama, 26 January 2009

Alkarama submitted a communication on 26 January 2009 to the Special Rapporteur on Torture asking him to intervene in the case of Mr Fadi Sabunah. Arrested on 5 October 2008, he was detained incommunicado for 35 days during which time he was tortured in order to extract a ‘confession' from him.

Emirates: Incommunicado detention of Mr Al Junahi since 24 November 2008

Alkarama, 23 January 2009

Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 23 January 2009, requesting that he contact the Emirati authorities with regards to the case of Mr Al Junahi, detained incommunicado since 24 November 2008.

Lebanon: 12 people victim of incommunicado detention and torture

Alkarama, 19 January 2009

Alkarama has made a submission to the Special Rapporteur on Torture asking him to intervene in the case of 12 people arrested between the 30 December 2005 and 16 January 2006, then detained incommunicado and tortured. They have been waiting to be judged since then.

Saudi Arabia: Incommunicado detention and torture of Mr Khaled Suleyman Al Omeir

Alkarama, 17 January 2009

Alkarama for Human Rights submitted, on 16 January 2009 an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture, asking him to intervene in the case of Mr Khaled Suleyman Al Omeir, arrested on 1 January 2009 and detained incommunicado since.

Saudi Arabia: Release of Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh on 11 January 2009

Alkarama, 16 January 2009

Dr Matrouk Al-Faleh, a member of the Arab Commission for Human Rights, who was arrested on 19 May 2008 by the intelligence services (Al Mabahith) and detained incommunicado at the Al Hayr prison near Riyadh, has just been released.

Algeria: Mounir Hammouche’s death under tortured examined by the UN

Alkarama, 15 January 2009

Alkarama submitted on 12 January 2009 an individual communication to the Committee against torture asking it to examine the case of Mounir Hammouche, arrested by members of the intelligence services (DRS) on 23 December 2006, detained incommunicado and deceased due to torture a few days later.

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