Kazakstan: Fear for safety / disappearance: Madel Mukhamedinovich Ismailov

Index Number: EUR 57/001/1998
Date Published: 4 March 1998
Categories: Europe And Central Asia, Kazakstan

There are fears for the safety of Madel Ismailov, chairman of the opposition "Workers' Movement", who was reportedly detained by police on 27 February 1998 following a conference of political opposition groups. His whereabouts are currently unknown but it is feared he may be detained at a National Security Committee prison where he may be at risk of ill-treatment and torture.