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Two years behind bars
Mohammed Abbou holds onto his right to think and express his opinion Cairo, 1 March 2007 At 10:00 pm tonight, 1 March 2007, it will be the second anniversary of the arrest of Mohammed Abbou, the Tunisian Lawyer and human rights activist involved with the Young Lawyers Association and Tunisian Centre for the Independence of Judiciary and the Bar Association. Abbou is also one of the founders of the International Institute for the Support of Political Prisoners and a member of the National Council for Liberties. Abbou was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment after a case going back to 2002, three years before his arrest, was framed against him to divert attention from the real reasons. He was arrested and imprisoned because of two articles he had written. The first, "Abu Ghraib Iraq, Abu Ghraib Tunisia", was a comparison between the status of prisoners in Iraqi prisons and those in Tunisian prisons. In it he condemned torture that was systematically practiced against political prisoners. In his second article, "Ben Ali - Sharon", he drew similarities between the two leaders after Ariel Sharon was invited to attend the WSIS. Abbou and his families still suffer different forms of violations, including preventing his family from visiting him. His family, particularly his wife, Samia Abbou, constantly face serious harassments when they are on their way to Le Kef, where he is imprisoned. Samia's car is constantly being stopped and all those accompanying her and herself suffer verbal intimidations and aggression. The undersigned organizations confirm the necessity of releasing Mohammed Abbou and all other prisoners of opinion. This is an urgent demand that should not delayed any further especially that all international norms and treaties clearly stipulate the right to freedom of expression. Signatory Organisations Arabic Network for Human Rights Information Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Al-Nadim Center for Psychological Treatment and Rehabilitation for The Victims of Violence Egyptian Association against Torture |
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