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On 9 november 2010 Alkarama sent their cases to the UN Human Rights Special Procedure requesting its intervention with Yemeni authorities so the victims may be released or placed under protection by the law.
The following details on the victims were provided in the communiqué:
- Mr Ahmed Ahmed Ali Addili, 30, a student living in Sanaa, was arrested by several political security agents on 2 December 2008. He was then taken to an unknown destination and it was only after a month and a half that he was allowed to make contact with his family and receive visits. Mr Addili had already been detained without charges for six months in 2007 before being freed without a trial.
- Mr Adel Ali Mokbel Al-Watari, a 25 year-old teacher from Sanaa, was arrested on 16 February 2010 by government agents and taken to an unknown location. During approximately one month he was deprived from all contact with the outside world until he was finally able to receive family visits.
- Mr Abdelsamee Nasser Ahmed Al-Hadae, 25, and IT specialist from Sanaa, was violently arrested in March 2010 at his workplace by several security officers and taken to an unknown destination. He was held incommunicado for nearly a month before being allowed family visits.
- Mr Hezam Abdallah Hezam Al-Banna, a 24 year-old student from Sanaa, was arrested at his home in March 2010 by several plain-clothed security officers, who were accompanied by military officials, before being taken to the political security detention center in Sanaa. He was held incommunicado for a week before being allowed family visits.
- Mr Jamal Eddine Ahmed Abderahim Al-Masri, 47, a retired teacher from Sanaa, was arrested on the public thoroughfare on 28 April 2010. Agents searched his home without a warrant before arresting Mr Al-Masri and taking him to an unknown destination.
To this day the victims have neither been referred to a judge, nor charged, nor given access to legal counsel or protection.
After months of detention, and even up to two years for Mr Addili, the victims remain unaware of the charges being held against them.