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The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Algeria.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a reliable source and Antenna International, member organisation of OMCT SOS-Torture network, about the forced disappearance of Mr. Mohamed Ben Missoum, resident of El Oued and aged 30 years old, since 12 March 2008.
According to the information received, on 12 March 2008 around 7:00pm, Mr. Mohamed Ben Missoum went to a public telephone following a phone call he had received. As he did not come back, Mr. Mohamed Ben Missoum’s wife tried to call him on his portable but to no avail. On 15 May 2008, she reported his disappearance at the police station of Guemmar, where police officers reportedly responded not to detain Mr. Mohamed Ben Missoum. According to the same information, three of his friends were arrested in Oued R’hiou, wilaya de Relizane, a few days before his disappearance.
Colombia: Presunta desaparición forzada del Sr. Guillermo Rivera Fúquene | Acciones - Actions , Colombia |
LLAMADO URGENTE - EL OBSERVATORIO
COL 009 / 0408 / OBS 067
Presunta desaparición forzada
Colombia
28 de abril de 2008
El Observatorio para la Protección de los Defensores de Derechos Humanos, programa conjunto de la Organización Mundial Contra la Tortura (OMCT) y de la Federación Internacional de Derechos Humanos (FIDH), solicita su intervención URGENTE ante la siguiente situación en Colombia.
Descripción de la situación:
El Observatorio ha recibido con muy grave preocupación informaciones de varias fuentes entre ellas la Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), sobre la presunta desaparición forzada del Sr. Guillermo Rivera Fúquene, Presidente del Sindicato de Servidores Públicos de Bogotá (SINSRVPUB), sindicato afiliado a la Confederación de Trabajadores de Colombia (CTC) y funcionario de la Contraloría de Bogotá, D.C., en hechos ocurridos en la ciudad de Bogotá.
Cameroon - Update to Urgent Action on Victims of Forced Disappearances | Acciones - Actions , Cameroon/Camerún |
Case CMR 040408.1_ENG
Follow-up of case CMR 040408
Whereabouts located/ Torture and ill-treatment/ Forced disappearances/ Fear for personal safety
Geneva, 15 April 2008
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has received new information regarding the following situation in Cameroun.
New information
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Movement for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (Mouvement pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés, MDDHL), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture network, that Mr. Bouba Ousmanou was located and is currently detained at the Gendarmerie Brigade of Maroua (brigade de gendarmerie de Maroua).
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Cameroon.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Movement for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (Mouvement pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés, MDDHL), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture network, about a series of enforced disappearances in Maroua, in the Extreme North Province, since December 2007, allegedly by members of the antigang of Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d’Intervention Rapide, BIR).
Arbitrary arrest/ Forced disappearance/ Fear for safety
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in India.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by the Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE), a member of OMCT SOS-Torture network, of the forced disappearance of Mr. Abi Chiru, 18-year-old, resident of Uran Chiru Village, Senapati District, in Manipur since 27 January 2008
