arbitrary arrest and detention

Western Sahara: UPDATE - Human rights defenders on hunger strike in protest at continued arbitrary detentionposted on: 2010/04/07

Front Line has received the following update in relation to the case of Western Saharan human rights defenders Mr Ali Salem Tamek, Mr Brahim Dahane, Mr Ahmad Anasiri, Mr Yahdih Ettarrouzi, Mr Rachid Sghayar and Mr Saleh Lebayhi who continue to be held in detention in Sale prison in Morocco.

Syria: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Mohammed Badih al-Babposted on: 2008/04/17

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Mohammed Badih al-Bab on 2 March 2008 in Damascus. Mohammed Badih al-Bab is a member of the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria.