Bashir Mkhtal....
Canadian convicted in Ethiopian court
Tuesday, 28 July 2009 00:48
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David McDougall Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Monday, Jul. 27, 2009 12:09PM EDT A Canadian citizen imprisoned in Ethiopia for two-and-a-half years, has been convicted by a civilian court in Addis Ababa on three charges relating to his alleged involvement in an Ethiopian separatist movement. Bashir Makhtal, a former Toronto resident now in his 40s, is the grandson of one of the founding members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front, though he claims he has no connection with the movement.
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Ethiopia accused of torture
Friday, 04 May 2007 00:00
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Former Toronto man being forced to say he's a member of a rebel group, family members charge
May 04, 2007
Debra Black
Staff Reporter
A former Toronto resident is being tortured in Ethiopia, his relatives say.
Bashir Makhtal has been detained in Ethiopia since late January.
He is among 41 prisoners from 17 countries that Ethiopia has admitted holding; 29 were ordered released by a military court.
Makhtal was among the dozen who were to remain in custody.
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 19:19
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URGENT ACTION
Tuesday, 12 August 2008 16:50
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Ethiopia: Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or ill-treatment/ health concer
PUBLIC AI Index: AFR 25/005/2007
16 April 2007
UA 88/07 Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or ill-treatment/
health concern
ETHIOPIA Bashir Ahmed Makhtal (m), Canadian national
Halima Badrudine Hussein (f), Comorian national
Ayub Abdurazak (m), French resident
Tesfaldet Kidane Tesfasgi (m), Eritrean national, television cameraman Saleh Idris Salim (m), Eritrean national, television journalist Osman Ahmed Yassin (m), Swedish national
Sophia Abdi Nasir (f), Swedish national
Ines Chine (f), Tunisian national
Abdi Muhammed Abdillahi (m), Kenyan national
And up to 75 other men, women and children of various nationalities
The people named above are among over 80 detainees held incommunicado in at least three different locations in Ethiopia. They are at risk of torture or ill-treatment, and may not be receiving access to the medical treatment they need.
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 18:04
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Human rights group issues new appeal over detained former Toronto resident
Saturday, 09 August 2008 08:33
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Human rights group issues new appeal over detained former Toronto resident
April 18, 2007
Amnesty International has sent out another urgent appeal over the incommunicado detention and possible torture and ill treatment of Bashir Makhtal, a Canadian citizen and former Toronto resident who was deported from Kenya to Somalia and Ethiopia without being charged in January.
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 18:07
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Ethiopia admits detaining foreigners
Saturday, 09 August 2008 16:46
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 Canadian believed to be among 41 terror suspects
April 11, 2007
Debra Black
Staff Reporter
It appears a former Toronto resident will remain in detention in Ethiopia – even though the government there has begun to release "suspected international terrorists" it has in custody.
Bashir Makhtal, a Canadian citizen, is believed to be one of 41 foreign nationals from 17 countries detained in Ethiopia.
Yesterday, for the first time, the Ethiopian government acknowledged it had these prisoners or what it describes as "suspected international terrorists" in custody and that it had allowed "foreign investigators" to question them.
Last Updated on Sunday, 17 May 2009 18:00
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