Fears for Kurdish minority activist detained incommunicado in Syria

Thursday 18 March 2010 It is not known why 'Abed al-Hafith 'Abed al-Rahman is being detained or whether any charges have been brought against him. The Syrian authorities should either release immediately or charge with a recognizable criminal offence a Kurdish human rights activist who has been held incommunicado since he was detained by Military Intelligence two weeks ago, Amnesty International said today.The authorities have not said why 'Abed al-Hafith 'Abed al-Rahman is being detained or whether any charges have been brought against him. He is believed to be held at a Military Intelligence…

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