Documento - PAKISTAN. Temor por la seguridad / "Desaparición" / Tortura / Preocupación médica

PUBLIC AI Index: ASA 33/031/2005

09 December 2005

Further Information on UA 111/05 (ASA 33/006/2005, 5 May 2005) and follow-ups (ASA 33/014/2005, 8 June 2005; ASA 33/022/2005, 17 August 2005; ASA 33/024/2005, 26 August 2005; ASA 33/029/2005, 26 October 2005) - Fear for Safety/"Disappearance"/Torture/Medical concern

PAKISTAN Nawaz Ali (m) ] Members of the Baloch Students

Akhter Nadeem (m) ] Organization (BSO)

Dr Allah Nazar (m) ]

Dr Yusuf Baloch (m), BSO member

16 members of the BSO

Dr Allah Nazar is now held in Turbat District Jail, Balochistan. It is not clear whether he is receiving adequate medical care, and he is still suffering the after-effects of torture, but as he is now in judicial custody, he is at much less risk of torture than he was in police custody.

On 1 December he was flown to Turbat in a military aeroplane and produced in front of the Makran regional Anti-Terrorist Court, reportedly to face a murder charge which his lawyer says is fabricated. It is not known when his trial will begin.

Fourteen of the 16 BSO members arrested in Turbat on 7 and 8 August were released on 1 November. Majed Samad Baloch and Fazal Karim Baloch are still in custody and have been sentenced to one year's imprisonment each on charges of sedition and public disorder. Both men remain in custody at Turbat District Jail. They are filing an appeal. Their lawyer says they are not being tortured or ill-treated.

Akhter Nadeem and Nawaz Ali were released without charge on 2 November. Dr Yusuf Baloch was released on 19 November.

Members of the BSO have welcomed the support given to these cases by Amnesty International and have asked us to pass on their thanks to all who have campaigned on their behalf.

No further action is requested from the UA network. Many thanks to all who sent appeals.

The International Secretariat will continue to monitor the cases of Dr Allah Nazar, Akhter Nadeem and Nawaz Ali and in particular urge prison authorities in Turbat to ensure proper medical care for Dr Nazar.