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Urgent Appeal
Human Rights Activist Abed Rahman al-Ahmar
Six more months in Administrative Detention!
Yesterday, 14 November 2001, Yizhak Eitan, OC Central
Commander, ordered a new 6-month administrative detention
for PHRMG field researcher Abed Rahman al-Ahmar. He is to be
detained until 23 May 2002 without charges or trial. The
decision was just communicated to PCATI and PHRMG’s offices.
Appeals against Mr. Al-Ahmar detention were sent by
countless individuals, as well as by Israeli, Palestinian
and international organizations such as PCATI, PHRMG,
B’Tselem, Gush Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights, al-Haq, the
Gaza Community Mental Health Program, Amnesty International,
Witness, Mumia Abu Jamal, etc. All are convinced that Mr.
Al-Ahmar’s administrative detention has no basis and want
the Israeli authorities to make a simple choice: bring him
for trial, or let him go. Yet the Israeli army and General
Security Services (GSS) have decided to resort again to
administrative detention, a measure that saves them from
having to present any evidence against Mr. Al-Ahmar.
PHRMG and PCATI are revolted by this decision. Mr. Al-Ahmar
just celebrated his 34th birthday in prison, he will now
also have to spend Ramadan away from his family.
For further details please contact:
PCATI – Hannah Friedman: Tel. 02-5630073, 056-556442
PHRMG – Bassem Eid: Tel. 02-5823372, 050-258594
Write to Abed to express your support:
Abed al-Rahman al-Ahmar
Administrative Detainee
Megiddo Prison
Military Mail 02287
Protest Abed’s administrative detention:
Major-General Yizhak Eitan
OC Central Commander
Fax: +972-2-530 5741
Chief Military Attorney
Brigadier Menahem Finkelstein
Lishkat HaPatzar
HaKirya, Tel Aviv
Fax: +972 -3- 569-2094
Elyiakim Rubinstein
Attorney-General
Minsitry of Justice
29 Salah ad-Din Street
Jerusalem 91010
Fax: +972-2-628 5438
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Office of the Prime Minister
3 Kaplan Street, PO Box 187
Kiryat Ben-Gurion
Jerusalem 91919
Fax: + 972 2 651 2631
Meir Shetrit
Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
29 Salah al-Din Street
Jerusalem 91010
Fax: + 972 2 628 8618
Kindly send copies of emails, faxes, or other correspondence
regarding Mr. al-Ahmar’s detention to:
PHRMG <admin@phrmg.org> Fax 02-5823385
PCATI <pcati@netvision.net.il> Fax 02-566 5477
ALL THE COPIES OF YOUR LETTERS WILL BE KEPT AND GIVEN TO MR.
AL-AHMAR AFTER HIS RELEASE!
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