Bahrain
11.04.00
Urgent Interventions
Bahrain: the arrest and detention of 23 persons and savage attack on one
Bahrain: arrest and detention of 23 persons
Case BHR 110400
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Bahrain.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Bahrain Human Rights Organisation (BHRO) a member of the OMCT network, of the arrest and detention of 23 persons and savage attack on one person in various incidences.
According to the information received, On 22nd March 2000, mercenary forces attacked Karzakkan and arbitrarily detained six persons, including a child (see Case BHR 110400.CC). Jaffer Mohammed Hassan, 25, Basim Ibrahim Yaquob, 18, Taha Jassim Makki, 18, Mohammed Mahdi 18, and Mohammed Saleh Khalaf, 18.
According to further information, on 21st March 2000, it is reported that a group of mercenaries belonging to the so-called «Bahrain Defence Force» attacked a citizen in Karzakkan. Abdulla Saleh, 32, was surrounded by a gang and beaten savagely for no apparent reason. It is all reported that several attacks and arrests were reported in Sanabis.
BHRO also confirmed the following information that between 22-24 March, the following were detained during dawn raids conducted against the residents of Bori: Abbas Salman Mohammed Al-Aali, 18, and Salman Hassan Al-Oreibi, 18. A short period before this wave, the security forces had detained from Bori Ali Hassan Al-Hujairi, 22, Seyyed Ahmed Ali Al-Alawi, 21, Seyyed Hassan Jawad Shubbar, 18. Similar raids were also conducted against the residents of Karzakkan.
Further information received confirmed that on 23 March, the security force conducted dawn raids against the residents of Daih and arrested Shakir Isa Madan, 25, Jaffer Mohammed Hassan, 26, Mohammed Saleh Mahdi Khalaf, 20, Mohammed Mahdi Abdul Rasool, 19, Taha Ahmed Ali Al-Sheikh, 19, Basim Ibrahim Mohammed Yaqoub, 18.
On 25 March, the security forces conducted another wave of dawn raids against the resident of Daih and arrested Tawfiq Sa'af, 27, Saleh Ibrahim Al- Sheikh, 24.
On 30 March, the security forces conducted dawn raids against the residents of Duraz and arrested Seyyed Mahdi Majid, Seyyed Hassan Saeed, and Nadheer Hassan Ali.
A number of children were also arrested in these raids, see Case 110400.CC
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Bahrain urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the above-mentioned persons;
ii. order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges or, if such charges exist, bring them before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
iii. guarantee an immediate investigation into the circumstances of these events, particularly the attack on Abdulla Saleh, identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions provided by law;
iv. put an immediate end to the use of arbitrary detention of people by the police and abrogate 1974 State Security Law and all national laws which are not in compliance with international human rights standards;
v. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
His Highness Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa, Office of His Highness the Amir, P.O. Box 555, The Amiri Court, Rifa’a Palace, Bahrain. Fax : + 973 668884. Telex : 8666 Qasar BN; 8500 Qasar BN
His Excellency Al-Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, P.O. Box 1000, al-Manama, Bahrain.
Telex : 9336 PROM BN or 7889 PMPO BN. FAX: + 973 533033.
His Excellency Al-Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior, P.O. Box 13, al-Manama, Bahrain. Fax : + 973 276765 or 290526 or 754303. Telex : 9572 PSMKT BN OR 8333 ALAMAN BN
Geneva, April 11, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
Case BHR 110400
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Bahrain.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Bahrain Human Rights Organisation (BHRO) a member of the OMCT network, of the arrest and detention of 23 persons and savage attack on one person in various incidences.
According to the information received, On 22nd March 2000, mercenary forces attacked Karzakkan and arbitrarily detained six persons, including a child (see Case BHR 110400.CC). Jaffer Mohammed Hassan, 25, Basim Ibrahim Yaquob, 18, Taha Jassim Makki, 18, Mohammed Mahdi 18, and Mohammed Saleh Khalaf, 18.
According to further information, on 21st March 2000, it is reported that a group of mercenaries belonging to the so-called «Bahrain Defence Force» attacked a citizen in Karzakkan. Abdulla Saleh, 32, was surrounded by a gang and beaten savagely for no apparent reason. It is all reported that several attacks and arrests were reported in Sanabis.
BHRO also confirmed the following information that between 22-24 March, the following were detained during dawn raids conducted against the residents of Bori: Abbas Salman Mohammed Al-Aali, 18, and Salman Hassan Al-Oreibi, 18. A short period before this wave, the security forces had detained from Bori Ali Hassan Al-Hujairi, 22, Seyyed Ahmed Ali Al-Alawi, 21, Seyyed Hassan Jawad Shubbar, 18. Similar raids were also conducted against the residents of Karzakkan.
Further information received confirmed that on 23 March, the security force conducted dawn raids against the residents of Daih and arrested Shakir Isa Madan, 25, Jaffer Mohammed Hassan, 26, Mohammed Saleh Mahdi Khalaf, 20, Mohammed Mahdi Abdul Rasool, 19, Taha Ahmed Ali Al-Sheikh, 19, Basim Ibrahim Mohammed Yaqoub, 18.
On 25 March, the security forces conducted another wave of dawn raids against the resident of Daih and arrested Tawfiq Sa'af, 27, Saleh Ibrahim Al- Sheikh, 24.
On 30 March, the security forces conducted dawn raids against the residents of Duraz and arrested Seyyed Mahdi Majid, Seyyed Hassan Saeed, and Nadheer Hassan Ali.
A number of children were also arrested in these raids, see Case 110400.CC
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Bahrain urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the above-mentioned persons;
ii. order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges or, if such charges exist, bring them before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
iii. guarantee an immediate investigation into the circumstances of these events, particularly the attack on Abdulla Saleh, identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions provided by law;
iv. put an immediate end to the use of arbitrary detention of people by the police and abrogate 1974 State Security Law and all national laws which are not in compliance with international human rights standards;
v. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
His Highness Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa, Office of His Highness the Amir, P.O. Box 555, The Amiri Court, Rifa’a Palace, Bahrain. Fax : + 973 668884. Telex : 8666 Qasar BN; 8500 Qasar BN
His Excellency Al-Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, P.O. Box 1000, al-Manama, Bahrain.
Telex : 9336 PROM BN or 7889 PMPO BN. FAX: + 973 533033.
His Excellency Al-Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior, P.O. Box 13, al-Manama, Bahrain. Fax : + 973 276765 or 290526 or 754303. Telex : 9572 PSMKT BN OR 8333 ALAMAN BN
Geneva, April 11, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.