URGENT ACTION APPEAL
- From Amnesty International USA
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Further information on UA 297/09 (23 June 2011) and follow-ups (5 July 2011 and
6 July 2011)
Issue Date: 12 September 2011
Country: Yemen
FIVE MEN CLOSE TO EXECUTION
Five men under sentence of death in Yemen are at imminent risk of execution,
possibly within days.
The five men, aged between 25 and 29, who are all related, were sentenced to
death in July 2006 for
the murder of two men. They are held at the Central Prison in the city of
Ta'izz. The Appeal Court
in Ta'izz rejected their appeals against their death sentences in March 2008,
and the Supreme Court
did the same in June 2009. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh (now in Saudi
Arabia recovering from
injuries) ratified their sentences later that year.
According to sources in Yemen, the executions of the five men have been
scheduled to take place in
the next few days. The Prosecution in Ta'izz told them on 10 September that
they would be executed
later that day; however a number of local NGOs intervened with the Attorney
General in Sana'a and
managed to get their executions halted temporarily. According to the same
source the men could be
executed in a few days.
There are hundreds of people under sentence of death in Yemen. In 2010, at
least 53 people were
executed.
The five men at imminent risk of execution are Yasser Ismail, aged 29, Bashir
Ismail, aged 28, 'Arif
Far'i, aged 27, Mubarak Ghalib, aged 25 and Murad Ghalib, aged 26.
Please write immediately in Arabic, English or your own language:
-Urging the authorities not to execute Yasser Ismail, Bashir Ismail, 'Arif
Far'i, Mubarak Ghalib and
Murad Ghalib;
-Urging the Vice President, in his position as acting President, to commute
their death sentences,
and those of all others facing execution;
-Reminding the authorities that they are bound by international standards for
fair trial in capital
cases, including the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence;
-Urging the Vice President, in his position as acting President, to establish a
moratorium on
executions, with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 26 OCTOBER 2011 TO:
Vice President
His Excellency Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi
Office of The President
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 011 967 1 274 147 (please keep trying)
Salutation: Your Excellency
Attorney General
His Excellency Ali Ahmed Nasser al-Awash
Attorney General's Office
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 011 967 1 374 412
Salutation: Your Excellency
Minister of Legal Affairs
His Excellency Rashad Ahmad al Rassas
Minister of Legal Affairs
Ministry of legal Affairs
P.O. Box 1992
Sana'a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: 011 967 1 227 816
E-mail: le...@y.net.ye
Also send copies:
Ambassador Abdulwahab A. Al Hajjri
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
2319 Wyoming Ave NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone: 1 202 965 4760
Fax: 1 202 337 2017
Email: ambassa...@yemenembassy.org OR counse...@yemenembassy.org
Please check with the AIUSA Urgent Action Office if sending appeals after the
above date.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Amnesty International has longstanding concerns about the use of the death
penalty in Yemen,
particularly as death sentences are often passed after proceedings which fall
short of international
standards for fair trial.
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In 2010, at least 53 people were executed. Hundreds of people are believed to
be under sentence of
death.
Amnesty International acknowledges the responsibility of governments to bring
to justice those who
commit recognizably criminal offenses but this must be done in accordance with
international human
rights law and standards, including the right to fair trial.
Amnesty International is opposed to the death penalty in all cases as a
violation of the right to
life and the ultimate form of cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.
Name(s): Yasser Ismail, Bashir Ismail (m), 'Arif Far'I (m), Mubarak Ghalib(m),
and Murad Ghalib (m)
Issue(s): Imminent execution
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