Yemen
08.08.00
Urgent Interventions
'Yemen: Sudanese journalist threatened in Yemen
Case YEM 080800
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Yemen.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed, a Sudanese journalist working in Yemen, as a correspondant of the "Sayedati" Weekly Arabic magazine.
According to information received from the Sudanese Victims of Torture Group (SVTG), a member of the OMCT network, Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed has received anonymous phone calls, on three occasions in recent days, stating that she will face harm if her magazine does not stop publishing articles regarding the trial of a Sudanese man who faces trial in Yemen accused of killing many young women.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Yemen urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed and to put an end to these threats and harassment;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into these threats in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
President, General `Ali `Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
Faxes: +967 1 274 147
Prime Minister, Dr `Abd al-Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Faxes: + 967 1 282 669
Minister of Interior, Hussain Muhammad `Arab, Ministry of Interior, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Faxes:+ 967 1 251 529 / 251 566
Minister of Justice, Isma'il Ahmad Al-Wazir, Ministry of Justice, Sana'a, The Republic of Yemen, Faxes:+ 967 1 252 138
Diplomatic representatives of Yemen accredited to your country.
Geneva, August 8, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Yemen.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned for the physical and psychological integrity of Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed, a Sudanese journalist working in Yemen, as a correspondant of the "Sayedati" Weekly Arabic magazine.
According to information received from the Sudanese Victims of Torture Group (SVTG), a member of the OMCT network, Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed has received anonymous phone calls, on three occasions in recent days, stating that she will face harm if her magazine does not stop publishing articles regarding the trial of a Sudanese man who faces trial in Yemen accused of killing many young women.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Yemen urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mrs Aida Abdul-hameed and to put an end to these threats and harassment;
ii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into these threats in order to identify those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iii. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
President, General `Ali `Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
Faxes: +967 1 274 147
Prime Minister, Dr `Abd al-Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Faxes: + 967 1 282 669
Minister of Interior, Hussain Muhammad `Arab, Ministry of Interior, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Faxes:+ 967 1 251 529 / 251 566
Minister of Justice, Isma'il Ahmad Al-Wazir, Ministry of Justice, Sana'a, The Republic of Yemen, Faxes:+ 967 1 252 138
Diplomatic representatives of Yemen accredited to your country.
Geneva, August 8, 2000
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.