URGENT ACTION EXECUTIONS OF FIVE MEN IMMINENT !!!

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Further information on UA: 297/09 Index: MDE 31/009/2011 Yemen Date: 23 June 2011
URGENT ACTION
EXECUTIONS OF FIVE MEN IMMINENT
Five men under sentence of death in Yemen could be executed in the next few days, according to
sources in the country. They have exhausted all their appeals, and their death sentences were
ratified by the President in 2009.
Yasser Ismail, aged 29, Bashir Ismail, aged 28, ‘Arif Far’i, aged 27, Mubarak Ghalib, aged 25 and Murad Ghalib,
aged 26, were sentenced to death in July 2006 for the murder of two men. All five men are related to each other.
They are held at the Central Prison in the city of Ta’izz. The Appeal Court in Ta’izz rejected their appeals against
their death sentences in March 2008, and the Supreme Court did the same in June 2009. The President ratified
their sentences within the same year.
According to information received from sources in Yemen, the five men have been scheduled for execution in the
next few days, with one report indicating that they may be executed as soon as 25 June. Amnesty International is
unable to confirm the report, but, given that the men exhausted all their appeals in 2009, it is concerned that they
may be subjected to capital punishment imminently.
There are hundreds of people under sentence of death in Yemen. In 2010, at least 53 people were executed.
PLEASE WRITE IMMEDIATELY in Arabic, English or your own language:
n Urging the authorities not to execute Yasser Ismail, Bashir Ismail, ‘Arif Far’i, Mubarak Ghalib and Murad Ghalib;
n Urging the Vice President, in his position as acting President, to commute their death sentences, and those of all
others facing execution;
n Reminding the authorities that they are bound by international standards for fair trial in capital cases, including
the right to seek pardon or commutation of the sentence;
n Urging the Vice President, in his position as acting President, to establish a moratorium on executions, with a view
to completely abolishing the death penalty.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 4 AUGUST 2011 TO:
Vice President
His Excellency Abd Rabbu Mansour al-
Hadi
Office of The President
Sana’a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: +967 1 274 147 (please keep
trying)
Salutation: Your Excellency
Attorney General
His Excellency Ali Ahmed Nasser al-
Awash
Attorney General’s Office
Sana’a
Republic of Yemen
Fax: +967 1 374 412
Salutation: Your Excellency
And copies to:
Ministry of Human Rights
Sana’a, Republic of Yemen
Fax: +967 1 419 700 (please keep
trying)
Email: mshr@y.net.ye
Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above
date. This is the first update of UA 297/09. Further information: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE31/016/2009