Posts Tagged ‘Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’
Tunisia: Dr Chourou’s detention conditions tantamount to torture
September 9, 2009
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Dr. Sadok Chourou, the former chairman of the Tunisian political movement “Al-Nahdha”, has been arbitrarily detained for nearly 20 years and has greatly suffered under particularly inhumane detention conditions. (عربي) (Français) Read more…
Saudi Arabia: Dr Al-Rayyes in secret detention yet again
September 2, 2009
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Dr. Al-Rayyes, an intellectual and reformist, was once again arbitrarily arrested on 25 May 2009 by the Saudi Intelligence Services (Amn Al-Mabahit Al-Dowla). He has been in solitary confinement at Al-Hayr prison (Riyadh) for three months. (عربي) (Français) Read more…