Iraq: Detainees held incommunicado risk torture

Iraq: Detainees held incommunicado risk torture

Index Number: MDE 14/032/2009
Date Published: 6 October 2009
Categories: Iraq

Thirty-six Iranian men who were arrested from Camp Ashraf in July have been transferred from a police station to a military airbase in Baghdad. Fears for their safety remain as they are now detained incommunicado and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. By continuing to detain them the Iraqi authorities are contravening a judicial order calling for their release.