Yemen: Further information: Southern movement leader detained: Hassan Ba’oom

Index Number: MDE 31/005/2011
Date Published: 22 February 2011
Categories: Yemen

Hassan Ba’oom, a leader of a political opposition group in southern Yemen, has been held incommunicado detention since 20 February. Amnesty International fears for his health and is concerned that he may be held solely for the peaceful expression of his right to freedom of expression and therefore be a prisoner of conscience.