Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Morocco/Western Sahara: AHRAWI DETAINEES END HUNGER STRIKE - Update Urgent Action 233/14


 Six of the men, Mohamed Baber, Abdelmoutaleb Sarir, Mahmoud El Haissan, Aaliayne El Moussaoui, Abdelkrim Bouchalga and Abdelfattah Dallal, ended their hunger on 22 September 2014, after the Laayoune Local Prison authorities pledged to improve their detention conditions. This came after relatives of the detainees lodged a series of complaints about torture and other ill-treatment, including beatings, on 19 and 22 September. The authorities are not known to have ordered any medical examination or investigation.
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