Syria: Elderly Syrian lawyer held incommunicado: Haytham al-Maleh

Index Number: MDE 24/027/2009
Fecha de publicación: 16 octubre 2009
Categorías: Siria

A 78-year-old male human rights lawyer has been held incommunicado since his arrest by Syrian Political Security personnel on 14 October in Syria’s capital, Damascus. He may be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association. He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.