Case
DJI 190400.1 CC
Follow-up to case DJI 190400.CC
CHILD CONCERN
Geneva,
28th April 2000.
The
International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT
intervention in the following situation in Djibouti.
New Information
The International Secretariat of OMCT has received further
information regarding the detention of a number of Oromos
(Ethiopian citizens) boys in Gabode prison in Djibouti.
The list of those detained has been updated to the following:
Abdi Ahmed
Djibril, 15 years
Abdi Djamal Abdimazak, 13 years
Abdoulfatah Ziad Ahmed, 12 years
Abdoukader Youssouf Ali, 12 years
Abdoulaziz Omar Yossar, 10 years
Adisu Abayne Hagase, 13 years
Ahmed Abdallah Badasso, 12 years
Ahmed Mohamed Abdi, 15 years
Ahmed Mohamed Ismail, 12 years
Ahmed Mohamed Kalif, 15 years
Ahmed Nour Abdi, 15 years
Bayen Houssin Hadji, 12 years
Chamsadih Houssein Mohamed, 10 years
Chamsadih Houssein Saaf, 15 years
Faysal Ibrahim Aden, 15 years
Tarafa Gojane Tasfayé, 10 years
Hassan Badri Youssouf, 10 years
Khadir Mohamed Said, 15 years
Mohamed Ahmed Moualin, 13 years
Mohamed Daeb Aden, 15 years
Mohamed Siraj Ahmed, 10 years
Moussa Mohamed Waday, 15 years
Nassir Houssein Abdi, 10 years
Njanka Iibah Khalif, 15 years
Sagae Gama Tahmarad, 13 years
Salahadih Djama Ali, 11 years
Furthermore,
according to the information received, the conditions
inside the prison are described as suffocating and dirty. The
detainees are only allowed two hours of "exercise" in an
open air
corridor, or in the corridor what is described as an "oven"
detention. It should be noted that this is the only time that the
detainees are supervised by guards.
The temperature
of the prison in the summer is often 45 C and
does not descend below 35 C. The hot summer begins in May,
although this year due to a particularly dry season, it is already
extremely hot already.
Brief reminder
of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT expressed its grave
concern for the physical and psychological integrity of 29 Oromos
(Ethiopian citizens) boys, allegedly detained and subjected to
sexual abuse by fellow adult inmates and prison guards in 'Prison
de Gabode' in Djibouti for the last 6 months.
It is reported
that these children were arrested in the street
following their arrival in Djibouti from Ethiopia as refugees from
the regional conflict.
The International
Secretariat of OMCT recalls that Djibouti is a
state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has
obligations to the provisions of this Convention, particularly
Articles 3, 37 and 40.
Action
requested
Please
write to the authorities in Djibouti urging them to:
i.
take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological
integrity of these children;
ii.
order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges;
iii.guarantee
an immediate investigation into the alleged sexual abuse and ill-treatment,
identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and
impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or
administrative sanctions provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms
throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international
human rights standards, particularly the Convention
on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Djibouti.
Addresses
Gabode
Prison Monsieur le directeur,
prison civile de Djibouti
BP 12
Son Excellence
Monsieur - Ismail Omar Guelle,
Président de la République,
La Présidence,
BP 6, Djibouti,
République de Djibouti.
Fax (+ 253) 35 50 49 // 350174
Monsieur
Ibrahim Idriss Djibril,
Ministre de la Justice,
Ministère de la Justice,
B.P. 12,
Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Fax (+ 253) 35 40 12 // 35 54 20
Monsieur
Ali Abdi Farah,
Ministre des affaires étrangères,
Ministère des affaires étrangères,
BP 1863, Djibouti,
République de Djibouti.
Fax: (+ 253) 353840
Monsieur
Ali Dini,
Batonnier de l'Ordre des Avocats de Djibouti,
Barreau de Djibouti,
B.P. 2461,
Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Geneva, April
28th, 2000
Kindly
inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this
appeal in your reply.
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Case
DJI 280400
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests
your URGENT
intervention in the following situation in Djibouti.
Brief description
of the situation
The International
Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a
reliable source of sexual abuse and appalling conditions of
detention in Gabode Prison of three young men, Abdi Robleh, 22
years, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdi, 20 years, and Moussa
Houssein Farah, 18 years in Djibouti.
According to the information received, they are part of a number
of Oromos (Ethiopian citizens) boys and young men are allegedly
being detained and subjected to sexual abuse in Gabode prison in
Djibouti. (see also cases DJI 190400.CC and DJI 190400.1.CC)
It is reported
that these young men were arrested in the street
following their arrival in Djibouti from Ethiopia as refugees from
the regional conflict and are allegedly being detained and
subjected to sexual abuse by fellow adult inmates and prison
guards in 'Prison de Gabode' in Djibouti for the last 6 months.
Furthermore,
according to the information received, the conditions
inside the prison are described as suffocating and dirty. The
detainees are only allowed two hours of "exercise" in an
open air
corridor, or in the corridor that is described as detention in an
"oven". It should be noted that this is the only time that
the
detainees are supervised by guards.
The temperature
of the prison in the summer is often 45º C and
does not descend below 35º C. The hot summer begins in May,
although this year due to a particularly dry season, it is already
extremely hot already.
Action
requested
Please
write to the authorities in Djibouti urging them to:
i.
take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological
integrity of the above mentioned persons;
ii. order their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges
or, if such charges exist, bring them before an impartial and competent
tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
iii.guarantee
an immediate investigation into the circumstances of these events,
identify those responsible, bring them before a civil competent and
impartial tribunal and apply the penal, civil and/or administrative
sanctions provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms
throughout the country in accordance with national laws and nternational
human rights standards.
Addresses
Gabode
Prison Monsieur le directeur,
prison civile de Djibouti
BP 12
Son Excellence
Monsieur - Ismail Omar Guelle,
Président de la République,
La Présidence,
BP 6, Djibouti,
République de Djibouti.
Fax (+ 253) 35 50 49 // 350174
Monsieur
Ibrahim Idriss Djibril,
Ministre de la Justice,
Ministère de la Justice,
B.P. 12,
Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Fax (+ 253) 35 40 12 // 35 54 20
Monsieur
Ali Abdi Farah,
Ministre des affaires étrangères,
Ministère des affaires étrangères,
BP 1863, Djibouti,
République de Djibouti.
Fax: (+ 253) 353840
Monsieur
Ali Dini,
Batonnier de l'Ordre des Avocats de Djibouti,
Barreau de Djibouti,
B.P. 2461,
Djibouti, République de Djibouti.
Geneva, April
28, 2000
Kindly
inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this
appeal in your reply.
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