Tunisia: Forcible return/fear of torture or ill-treatment: Hussein Sumaida (m)

Index Number: MDE 30/016/2005
Date Published: 14 September 2005
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Tunisia

Hussein Sumaida, who has dual Iraqi/Tunisian nationality, has not been seen since he was forcibly returned from Canada to Tunisia on 6 September. He is believed to be held in secret detention at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior's State Security Department in the capital Tunis. Amnesty International believes that he is at risk of torture or ill-treatment.