"We know' ex-Toronto resident Makhtal is held in Ethiopia, Foreign Affairs says"
April 05, 2007
Debra Black
Staff Reporter
The Canadian government has officially asked Ethiopia for consular access to a former Toronto resident being detained in the capital Addis Ababa.
While the Ethiopian government has yet to acknowledge that Bashir Makhtal is in its custody, Ottawa now believes he is there and through diplomatic channels has begun to lobby for access to him.
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Canada pushes for access to detainee
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03 August 2009 PRESS RELEASE: Ethiopia – IHRC condemns sentencing of Canadian citizen today in Ethiopian high court The Islamic Human Rights Commission condemns today’s sentencing of Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen Bashir Ahmed Makhtal in Ethiopia’s high court. Makhtal was awarded a life-sentence for his alleged membership to the ONLF (Ogaden National Liberation Front), a group which is fighting for autonomy in Ethiopia’s Eastern Ogaden region[1]. Makhtal has fervently denied this charge, at one point telling the court, “in fact, I am the victim of the ONLF”. IHRC is deeply concerned over the trial’s numerous and grave irregularities, which would fail to meet even the most minimum of international human rights standards. |
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