22 September 2010

Jordan: Jordanian writer disappeared by security forces

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Mr Issam Tahar Al Uteibi, a well-known Jordanian writer and theologian, was disappeared on 17 September 2010 by officers of the Jordanian Central Intelligence Department in the Wadi Al Sir district of Amman, after being called in for questioning.

Al Uteibi has been consistently harassed by Jordanian security services for his political and religious views and was previously detained incommunicado for six years from 2002 to 2008, despite an order for his release by the Jordanian State Security Court in 2004.

Alkarama submitted his case to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) in 2007, and the WGAD adopted Opinion 18/2007 determining Al Uteibi's previous detention as arbitrary "in contravention of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)".

Under the current circumstances, the Jordanian authorities are acting in violation of their international obligations under the ICCPR and the Convention against Torture (CAT). As stipulated in the ICCPR, anyone arrested shall be informed of the reasons for their arrest and no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention.

Alkarama calls for the Jordanian authorities to immediately release Issam Mohamed Al Uteibi' or that he be charged and given a fair trial in a relevant court.

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Djibouti - HR Instruments

 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Accessed on 05.11.2002
Optional Protocol: Accessed on 05.11.2002

State report: Due on 01.11.2017 (2nd)
Last concluding observations: 18.11.2013

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 05.11.2002
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 25.11.2015
Last concluding observations: 22.12.2011

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 04.2013 (2nd cycle)
Next review: -

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme (CNDH) – Not accredited