EXTERNAL (for general distribution)AI Index: MDE 11/06/93

Distr: UA/SC

22 November 1993

Further information on UA 406/93 (MDE 11/05/93, 18 November 1993) - Fear of Forcible Exile

BAHRAIN:Dr 'Abd al-'Aziz Rashid al-Rashid

Amnesty International has learned that Dr 'Abd al-'Aziz Rashid al-Rashid, a Bahraini national, was forcibly exiled from Bahrain to the United Arab Emirates on 20 November 1993.

The Syrian authorities refused to allow him entry on 19 November as he had no valid travel documents and sent him back to Bahrain. There he was confined to the airport for 24 hours before being given a passport valid for one year and put on a flight to the United Arab Emirates.

FURTHER RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send telegrams/telexes/faxes and airmail letters in English or your own language:

- expressing regret at the forcible exile of Dr 'Abd al-'Aziz Rashid al-Rashid in contravention of international human rights standards;

- urging the authorities to reconsider their decision and to allow him and all other Bahraini nationals who have been forcibly exiled to return to Bahrain.

APPEALS TO:

1) His Highness

Al-Shaikh 'Issa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

Office of His Highness the Amir

P.O. Box 555

The Amiri Court

Rifa'a Palace, Rifa'a, Bahrain

Telexes: 8666 Qasar, BN 8500 Qasar BN

Telegrams: His Highness the Amir, Manama, Bahrain

Faxes: +973 778884

Salutation:Your Highness

2) His Excellency

Al-Shaikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

Minister of Interior

PO Box 13

Manama, Bahrain

Telexes: 9572 PSMKT BN or 8333 ALAMAN BN

Telegrams:Minister of Interior, Manama, Bahrain

Faxes:+973 276337 or 290526 or 754303

Salutation: Your Excellency

COPIES OF YOUR APPEALS TO:

His Excellency

Al-Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa

Prime Minister of Bahrain

PO Box 1000

Manama, Bahrain

Faxes:+973 533033

and to diplomatic representatives of Bahrain accredited to your country.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if sending appeals after 3 January 1994.