Alkarama has direct consent from the family of the disappeared to submit this communication form to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on their behalf and will be able to provide follow up by conveying information between the family and the Working Group.
- INFORMATION CONCERNING THE disappeared person
(a) *Family name(s): Ajoj
(b) * Given names(s): Hossam (حسام عجوج)
(c) Pseudonyms or other forms besides given name, by which he or she may be known:
(d) Sex: Male
(e) Occupation/profession : salesperson and political activist during the revolution
(f) Father’s name: Ibrahim Mother’s name: Siham Hamoud
(g) Date of birth: 21 October 1976
(h) Place and country of birth: Hama, Syria
(i) Was the person below 18 years-old at the moment of the disappearance? No
(j) Identity document (passport, national identity card, voter’s card or any other relevant national identity card)
Type: Marriage contract
Number: 126
Date of issue: 7 February 2006
Place and country of issue: Hama, Syria
(k) Nationality or nationalities: Syrian
(l) Address of usual residence: 8 March Street in Al-Hawwarna neighbourhood in Hama
(m) Any other place of residence at the moment of the disappearance
(n) Marital status: married
(o) Indigenous: Yes / No
(p) Pregnant: Yes / No
- INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FACTS
(a) * Date of arrest, abduction or disappearance (at least month and year)
17 October 2011
(b) * Place of arrest, abduction or where the disappearance occurred (be as precise as possible. Indicate street, city, province or any other relevant information)
Al Alaja roundabout in Hama
(c) * Date when the person was last seen (at least month and year), if different from date of arrest or abduction (for example: if seen in a prison months after the initial arrest or abduction)
31 November 2014
(d) * Place where the person was last seen (if different from place of arrest or abduction. For example: if seen in a prison months after the initial arrest or abduction. Please, be as precise as possible. Indicate street, city, province or any other relevant information)
Branch 215 of the Department of Military Intelligence in Damascus
(e) Please, provide a full description of how the disappearance took place (attach one page if necessary. Please note that, although this is not a required element, providing a description as detailed as possible of the circumstances of the disappearance will enhance the possibilities to find the person)
Mr Ajoj was stopped and arrested by a patrol of the Air Force Intelligence near the Al Alaja roundabout in Hama. No arrest warrant or justification for the arrest was provided. As a political activist during the Syrian revolution, he was wanted by Syrian Security Services.
(f) * State or State-supported forces believed to be responsible for the disappearance. If the perpetrators are believed to be State agents, please specify and indicate who and why they are believed to be responsible. Be as precise as possible (military, police, persons in uniform or civilian clothes, agents of security services, unit to which they belong, rank and functions, identifications presented, etc.)
The Air Force Intelligence.
(g) If identification as State agents is not possible, please indicate why you believe that Government authorities, or persons linked to them, may be responsible for the incident
(h) If there are witnesses to the incident, please provide their names and relation to the victim. If they wish to remain anonymous, indicate if they are relatives, by-standers, or others. If there is evidence, please specify.
Bystanders
(i) Additional Information on the case. Please indicate any other relevant information that could be useful to find the person
As a political activist during the Syrian revolution, he was wanted by Syrian Security Services.
- INFORMATION CONCERNING ACTIONS TAKEN AFTER THE DISAPPEARANCE
* Indicate any action taken (police inquiries, jail, human rights commission, habeas corpus petition etc.) taken by the relatives or others to locate the person. You are required to state the following: when, by whom, and before which organ the actions were taken.
(a) Complaints (when, by whom, and before which organ/s)
(b) Other steps taken (when, by whom, and before which organ/s)
(c) If no action was taken, please explain why
His family did not file and formal complaint with the authorities, in fear of reprisals.
- PERSON OR ORGANISATION SUBMITTING THE COMMUNICATION
* Person submitting the communication
(a) Family name: MESLI
(b) First name: Rachid
(c)Relationship with the disappeared person: Mandated by the family of the victim to submit the case.
(d) Contact details (address, telephone, fax, email): Alkarama Foundation
150 route de Ferney,
C.P 2100, 1211 Genève 2
Switzerland
Tel: +41(0) 22 734 10 06
Fax: +41(0) 22 545 76 55
Email: geneva@alkarama.org
* Organization submitting the communication (if applicable)
(e) Contact details (address, telephone, fax, email):
Alkarama Foundation
150 route de Ferney,
C.P 2100,1211 Genève 2
Switzerland
Tel: +41(0) 22 734 10 06
Fax: +41(0) 22 545 76 55
Email: geneva@alkarama.org
Human Rights Guardians (حماة حقوق الانسان)
Feuzi paṣa CD, k16,
Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
Tel. 0090 535 836 55 30
Email: hr.guardians@gmail.com
- confidentiality request
Yes, keep my identity confidential: _____ No request for confidentiality: X
* Date: 27/02/2015 Place: Geneva
* Signature of author:
Me Rachid Mesli Me Amal Al Naasan
Director, Legal department, Alkarama President, Human Rights Guardians