China/Uzbekistan: Further information on Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Forcible return/Fear of death penalty: Husein Dzhelil (m)

China/Uzbekistan: Further information on Fear of torture or ill-treatment/Forcible return/Fear of death penalty: Husein Dzhelil (m)

Index Number: ASA 17/042/2006
Date Published: 7 August 2006
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, China

According to unconfirmed reports, Canadian citizen Husein Dzhelil, aged 37, is due to be executed in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) of northwest China, on or before 10 August, for alleged 'separatist' or 'terrorist' activities.