Israel and the Occupied Territories: Fear of torture/legal concern/possible prisoner of conscience, Yusef Mahmud Tawriq.

Index Number: MDE 15/112/2002
Date Published: 14 July 2002
Categories: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Middle East And North Africa

Yusef Mahmud Tawriq, a fieldworker in the Nablus area for the Palestinian human rights organization al-Haq, was arrested following a visit to the organization's offices in Ramallah on 14 July. His current whereabouts are unknown and he may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment.