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Lebanon- President of the Palestinian Human Rights Organization Mr Ghassan Abdallah was interrogated and threatened by a Lebanese military intelligence unitposted on: 2010/10/14

Human rights defender Mr Ghassan Abdallah was interrogated and threatened with torture by a Lebanese military intelligence unit. Ghassan Abdallah is the president of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), an independent human rights NGO which works to promote, protect, and defend the rights of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The PHRO is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and of the Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN).

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Lebanon- President of the Palestinian Human Rights Organization Mr Ghassan Abdallah was interrogated and threatened by a Lebanese military intelligence unitposted on: 2010/10/14

Human rights defender Mr Ghassan Abdallah was interrogated and threatened with torture by a Lebanese military intelligence unit. Ghassan Abdallah is the president of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), an independent human rights NGO which works to promote, protect, and defend the rights of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. The PHRO is a member of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and of the Euro Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN).

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According to Ghassan Abdallah, on 5 October 2010 he received a phone call from Colonel Asmar, who asked him to pass by the investigation department of the military unit. Colonel Asmar insisted that the meeting was not for investigation purposes but to “have a cup of coffee” (an expression used in Lebanon which also means investigation).

On 9 October 2010 at approximately 9.30am Ghassan Abdallah went to the investigation department where he was interrogated for three hours. The interrogation took place in Colonel Asmar's office but was not officially recorded. Ghassan Abdallah was questioned for 30 minutes about PHRO membership of EMHRN.

Bahrain:Targeting of Waleed Ahmed Sulais and many other human rights defenders from GCC countriesposted on: 2010/10/11

Front Line is concerned about the brief arrest and interrogation, at Bahrain Airport, of human rights defender Mr Waleed Ahmed Sulais, a Saudi national. Front Line believes that this may be an indication of further harassment against him and many other persons from neighbouring GCC countries who participated in human rights training in Bahrain.

Mexico: Update - Trial of human rights defender Raúl Hernández Abundióposted on: 2010/07/06

Further to the Urgent Appeals issued on 30 May 2008 and 25 March 2009, and the subsequent update of 16 April 2010, Front Line has received the following information concerning the trial of human rights defender Raúl Hernández Abundió: On 30 June 2010 the evidence submission stage of Raúl Hernández Abundió's trial for murder was brought to a close by the presiding judge.