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The Commission
expresses to its human rights organizations signed through this
statement of protest against the arbitrary detention of the Secretary
General of the Islamic National Accord, and secretary-general of the
Council of Christian- Islamic relations professor Zuhair Abdul Hadi
AlMahmeed, that is because of the violation of Human rights by the
Kuwaiti Authorities in Kuwait who barged into his home where his female
family members were cohabiting without presenting the warrant issued by
the public prosecution on 15/08/2015. He was then violently arrested and
threatened during investigation in order to extract confessions by
force, and brutal physical torture which was in impact of denying the
charges alleged against him in the case 2015/55, where he lost
consciousness and powers twice because of the torture and then was
transferred to the military hospital for treatment and back to the
torture again. He was also prevented of his rights to have an attorney
during the investigation as his lawyers were not allowed to meet him
during investigations before the Public Prosecutor's Office for the
entire duration of the investigation, despite of his insistence and
repeated requests in exercise of his legal rights. In addition to the
same his family was prevented from visiting him throughout the period of
the investigation, till he was transferred to the central prison,
despite of his severe health conditions, in spite of his injuries, heart
condition, high cholesterol, hypertension and disease of arteries and
inflammation of the bones, and he was placed in solitary confinement in
deprivation of light from the beginning of his imprisonment.
The secretary general
of the Islamic National Accord Movement has suffered immense torture and
degrading treatment beyond his personal dignity, at a time when all the
citizens know of what his contribution to the cultural and scientific
aspects related to the well being of the State of Kuwait. He contributed
through many conferences and researches published locally and
internationally for the benefit of humanity. The annual conference of
the Islamic National Accord Movement which was scheduled to be held on
the 28-29/12/2015 in the State of Kuwait under the title of "A brother
in religion, or an equal human being in life" but the conference was
postponed in solidarity with the Secretary-General .
We human rights associations, appeal to all Kuwaiti authorities for the
release of the Secretary General as well as for all the other suspects
arrested in connection with this issue. We request to stop the torture,
coercion, and ill-treatment immediately to which they are exposed in the
realization of constitutional justice and the rule of law and respect
for basic principle that "an accused person is presumed innocent until
proven guilty". We stress on the need of re consider the facts and
conduct an immediate fair investigation.
We also hope that the
Kuwaiti Judiciary redresses the suspect’s rights. Also we stress on the
need for the authorities to verify the circumstances of torturing the
suspects and all those responsible for participating in the torture to
be brought to trial. As torture is considered to be a crime which is
punishable according to Kuwaiti laws. Also such torture is contrary to
the most basic rules of human rights as they are acts of inhuman and
degrading treatment contrary to all values of humanity and civilization
and religious. We demand the immediate actions otherwise we will be
forced to submit an urgent complaint against the State of Kuwait with
the arbitrary detention and torture committee of the United Nations.
We demand the
authorities to allow lawyers to visit their clients in private, as well
as to permit the family members to visit them. Also we demand the
authorities to provide all the medical facilities to the suspects to
disclose their health conditions and administer necessary health care
and follow-up to their situations.
Tunisia 09/14/2015
Signatory
organizations:
1. Arab commission for human rights
/Paris
2. Amman center for studies of human rights
3. Civil Coalition for Peace and protection of rights and freedoms
(Yemen
4. A safety net for rehabilitation and Defense of Human Rights (Lebanon
5. Legal status of rights and development (Yemen
6. The environment and social development center, Syria
7. Arab Alliance Against Death Penalty
8. The legal foundation (Yemen
9. the Amman forum Human Rights
10. Its founder JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS/Yemen
11. Lawyers without Borders organization (Yemen
12. The balance of human rights development, Iraq
13. The organization of 27 April of rights and freedoms (Yemen
14. Jordanian Network Against Death Penalty
15. Islamic group for peace, Iraq
16. Aid Association Human Rights/Yemen
17. The Yemen to defend the democratic rights and freedoms
18. Arab human rights trainers network
19. The Center Damascus theoretical studies civil rights
20. The Assembly upgrade Mauritanian right
21. The
Tunisian Prisoners Rehabilitation
22. Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
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