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United Arab Emirates
Urgent appeals
1844. On 15 November 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent an urgent appeal, concerning
Abdelaziz Khalid Osman, a 60 year-old Sudanese national. According to the allegations
received, he is at risk of imminent forcible return to Sudan. On 23 September, he was arrested
by the authorities at the Abu Dhabi airport on his arrival from Cairo, Egypt, and is in
detention in an Abu Dhabi prison. The authorities are said to be considering a request from
Sudan for his extradition. Although he has had access to a lawyer, he reportedly has not been
given the opportunity to challenge his continuing detention, or any decision on his forcible
return to Sudan, before a court. He is said to suffer from recurring back pain and high blood
pressure. Abdelaziz Khalid Osman, a political opponent of the Sudanese government, is the
chairman of the Sudan National Alliance/Sudan Alliance Forces (SNA/SAF), an armed
political group in Eastern Sudan.
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This report has been published by Equipo Nizkor and Derechos Human Rights on July 27, 2005.