Posted on Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:55 AM
For Immediate Release:
Sunday, March 13, 2011
London :Amnesty International today condemned the killing of Al Jazeera cameraman Ali Hassan Al Jaber in Libya and warned of a campaign of harassment and attacks against journalists.
"It appears that the Al Jazeera team was brutally and deliberately targeted," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa director. "Coming so soon after the detention and torture of three BBC staff by Colonel Gaddafi's forces -- who subjected them to beatings and mock executions -- and the detention of other journalists, this killing is most disturbing."
"It is essential that this killing and the other abuses against journalists are investigated as part of the United Nations Human Rights Council's investigation into the situation in Libya,” Smart added. “Those responsible for the killing of Ali Hassan Al Jaber must be held accountable for their actions."
Ali Hassan Al Jaber, a Qatari national born in 1955, was killed after being ambushed near Benghazi. A colleague traveling with him was also injured. An Al Jazeera reporter said Ali Hassan Al Jaber was shot three times, including through his heart.
Ghaith Abdul Ahad, a journalist working with the British newspaper The Guardian, has not been heard from since March 6. A Brazilian journalist traveling with him was released from detention in Tripoli on March 10. It is believed Ghaith Abdul Ahad is in detention.
"Ghaith Abdul Ahad and all those detained for simply for reporting the facts must be released immediately and unconditionally," said Smart.
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 3 million supporters, activists and volunteers who campaign for universal human rights from more than 150 countries. The organization investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public, and works to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.
For Immediate Release:
Sunday, March 13, 2011
"It appears that the Al Jazeera team was brutally and deliberately targeted," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa director. "Coming so soon after the detention and torture of three BBC staff by Colonel Gaddafi's forces -- who subjected them to beatings and mock executions -- and the detention of other journalists, this killing is most disturbing."
"It is essential that this killing and the other abuses against journalists are investigated as part of the United Nations Human Rights Council's investigation into the situation in Libya,” Smart added. “Those responsible for the killing of Ali Hassan Al Jaber must be held accountable for their actions."
Ali Hassan Al Jaber, a Qatari national born in 1955, was killed after being ambushed near Benghazi. A colleague traveling with him was also injured. An Al Jazeera reporter said Ali Hassan Al Jaber was shot three times, including through his heart.
Ghaith Abdul Ahad, a journalist working with the British newspaper The Guardian, has not been heard from since March 6. A Brazilian journalist traveling with him was released from detention in Tripoli on March 10. It is believed Ghaith Abdul Ahad is in detention.
"Ghaith Abdul Ahad and all those detained for simply for reporting the facts must be released immediately and unconditionally," said Smart.
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 3 million supporters, activists and volunteers who campaign for universal human rights from more than 150 countries. The organization investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public, and works to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.
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