Uzbekistan: "Disappearance"/Fear of torture: Marsel Isaev

Index Number: EUR 62/029/2005
Date Published: 20 October 2005
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Uzbekistan

Student Marsel Isaev was forcibly returned to Uzbekistan on 12 October, from Tatarstan, in the Russian Federation. He has not been seen or heard from since he was put on the plane, and the authorities in Uzbekistan have refused to confirm or deny that he is in custody. He is thought to be held incommunicado in a detention centre in the capital, Tashkent, and he is at grave risk of torture.