Libya: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment/fear for safety

Index Number: MDE 19/005/2007
Date Published: 16 February 2007
Categories: Libya, Middle East And North Africa

A number of men, including Idriss Boufayed, Jum'a Boufayed and Jamal al-Haji, have been arrested for planning a peaceful demonstration, and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. One of them, al-Mahdi Saleh Hmeed, has had his father's house set on fire by young men allegedly working in collusion with the authorities.