Rizana Nafeek, detained facing the death penalty in KSA for allegedly strangling four-month-old infant, appeared before court on 9 June 08.
In this ‘What’s New’ a series of Alerts outlining recent human rights issues in UK, Nigeria, Libya, Sudan, US, Trinidad and Tobago. We also have a Press Release on IHRC’s Oral Intervention at UN on the extension of pre-trial detention in UK.
Hicham Yezza’s scheduled deportation for 1 June 2008 was cancelled and his immigration case is now with the Home Office’s legal advisers.
The 113 remaining detained members of the Shia group in Sokoto have each been sentenced 11 years in prison after 10 months of detention awaiting their trial.
Hicham Yezza, a former PhD student and current member of staff at the University of Nottingham faces deportation to Algeria on 1 June 2008.
IHRC has received reports that a refugee detained at Misratah detention facility in Libya has died due to negligence by the Libyan authorities.
In this \’What\’s New\’ a series of Alerts outlining recent human rights issues in Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Iraq, Slovakia. We also have an alert update on Al-Jazeerah cameraman in Guantanamo Bay and the new TV program by IHRC.
Please note the correction for sending letters of appeal about implicating Popular Congress party members in Omdurman rebel attack.
