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Yet another group of Eritreans In Libya: praying for their life

Thursday, 08 February 2007

Attention:
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Kairaba Avenue
P.O. Box 673
Banjul, The Gambia
Tel (220) 4392 962
Fax (220) 4390 764
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Dear Sir/Madam
Please do accept our warm greetings.
We, in the EMDHR, are yet very sad once again to learn about the fate of another 450 Eritrean nationals of which 56 are women and about 7 are young children between the age of 2 and 4 who are presently in detention in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya facing imminent deportation to Eritrea. We have also confirmed that pregnant women are part of this unfortunate crowd.

According to the information we received from Libya, these innocent Eritrean are detained in a place called MASRATA 250 km from Tripoli held in such a harsh condition that includes beating from the police officers.
Your Excellency, Please allow us to mention once again the unfortunate incidents of deportations in 2004 who were subjected to unspeakable torture and inhuman treatments in the hands of the Eritrean authorities upon their arrival in Eritrea.
In light of the above facts, should these vulnerable Eritrean nationals are subjected to a similar treatment, their destiny is a forgone conclusion. As you are well aware of, this kind treatment upon these very vulnerable people is in contravention of Article 12 of the 1979 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and Article 33 of UN Convention on refugee affairs. We, therefore, respectfully request the commission to give the matter an utmost attention and save the lives of these helpless Eritrean nationals.
We do relay on the African commission on human and peoples’ rights to address this unfortunate situation and reverse their deportation proceedings and provide them with complementary protection.
Your kind consideration is highly appreciated.

Respectfully,

[signed]

Samuel Bizen Chairperson, EMDHR

CC.
His Excellency Muhammad Ali al-Misrati
Secretary of the People's Committee for Justice and General Security Secretariat of the People's Committee for Justice and General Security Tripoli,
Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
His Excellency Abd al-Rahman Mohamed Shalgam
Secretary of the General People’s Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation,
Secretariat of the General People’s Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation
Tripoli Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Dr. Muhammad Abduallah al-Harari
Secretary for Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the General Peoples’ Congress
P.O. Box 84662
Tripoli Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 February 2007 )