وقعوا للمطالبه بعدم ترحيل المناضل ابو القاسم احمد ابو القاسم للسودان...

Quote: TO: International WARN activists ) DETAILS OF SITUATION: 27 September 2006 Fear of forcible return/Fear of Torture or Ill-treatment SAUDI ARABIA Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, aged about 52 years. Amnesty International is concerned that Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, Sudanese national, is at imminent risk of being forcibly returned to Sudan by the authorities in Saudi Arabia. If sent back to Sudan, he may be at risk of torture, incommunicado detention, and unfair trial. Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, a political opponent of the Sudanese government and member of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Army, an armed political group in Darfur that did not sign the Darfur Peace Agreement, was arrested by the Saudi Arabian security forces on 26 September at his home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he lived for over 20 years. His place of detention is unknown and is believed to be detained in incommunicado detention. The reason for his arrest is unclear but is believed to be connected to a speech he gave at the Sudanese Embassy about a week earlier in which he criticised the Sudanese government. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Political opponents and members of armed political groups in Sudan are often detained in prolonged incommunicado detention and tortured by security forces. When they are brought to trial, the trial is invariably unfair. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) is an armed political group in Darfur which took up arms against the Sudanese government in February 2003 over complaints of marginalisation and underdevelopment. In the conflict which followed, the Sudanese government and local nomad militias have killed tens of thousands of civilians, raped thousands of women, destroyed hundreds of villages and forcibly displaced some two million people. While civilians are the main victims of the conflict in Darfur, SLM/A members and fighters have also been victims of human rights abuses at the hands of the Sudanese government. Armed political groups have also been responsible for human rights abuses, including attacks on humanitarian convoys. On 5 May 2006, the Darfur Peace Agreement was signed by the Sudanese government and Mini Minawi's faction of the SLA at a peace conference mediated by the African Union, the United States and the United Kingdom. The other two major armed opposition groups operating in Darfur, the other faction of the SLA, led by Abdel Wahed Mohamed Nur, and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), led by Khalil Ibrahim, did not sign. Armed political groups in Darfur have since further split on whether to sign the DPA or not. The Sudanese government has called the non-signatories ''terrorists'' and, a month ago, launched a military offensive on zones controlled by the non-signatories in North Darfur. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Arabic or your own language: - expressing concern at the arrest and incommunicado detention of Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem ; - calling on Saudi Arabia to abide by its international obligations and ensure that Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem is not forcibly sent to Sudan where he might be at risk of serious human rights abuses, including torture; - calling on the authorities to allow Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem the opportunity to challenge any decision on his expulsion. - seeking assurances that he is being treated humanely and has access to medical care if necessary; - calling for his release unless he is to be charged with a recognizably criminal offence. APPEALS TO: Minister of the Interior: His Royal Highness Prince Naif bin 'Abdul 'Aziz, Minister of the Interior, Ministry of the Interior P.O. Box 2933, Airport Road Riyadh 11134, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: + 966 1 403 1185 (it may be difficult to get through, please keep trying) Salutation: Your Royal Highness Minister of Justice: His Excellency Dr. 'Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice University Street Riyadh 11137, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: + 966 1 401 1741 Salutation: Your Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs: His Royal Highness Prince Saud al-Faisal bin 'Abdul 'Aziz Al-Saud Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasseriya Street Riyadh 11124, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fax: + 966 1 403 0159 (it may be difficult to get through, please keep trying) Salutation: Your Royal Highness