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): Qadour (قدور)
(b) * Given names(s): Ammar (عمار)
(c) Pseudonyms or other forms besides given name, by which he or she may be known:
(d) Sex: Male
(e) Occupation/profession: Carpenter and political activist
(f) Father’s name: Mohamed Mother’s name: Nadia Fawakherji
(g) Date of birth: 11 April 1980
(h) Place and country of birth:
(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: National ID card
Number: 06150040973
Date of issue:
Place and country of issue:
(k) Nationality or nationalities: Syrian
(l) Address of usual residence: Khalid Ibn Al Walid area in Al Skantore neighbourhood in Latakia
(m) Any other place of residence at the moment of the disappearance
(n) Marital status: married
(o) Indigenous: No
(p) Pregnant: Yes / No
- INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FACTS
(a) * Date of arrest, abduction or disappearance (at least month and year)
11 August 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)
At his father’s house in Betfeil village in Latakia countryside
(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)
19 September 2011
(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)
Sixteen days following their arrest, Mr Qadour’s father saw his son in Branch 291 of the Military Intelligence, situated in Qaboun neighbourhood in Damascus. They were both detained there until 19 September 2011, when they were separated and transferred to different detention centres. This was the last time Mr Qadour was seen.
(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)
On 11 August 2011, Mr Ammar Qadour was arrested by a patrol composed by members of the Political Security Forces, the State Security and the armed forces, all in military uniforms, during a raid on his father’s house in Betfeil village in Latakia countryside. The patrol, which arrived at the house in the early hours of the day, started to launch tear gas and opened fire. After an exchange of fire, the patrol arrested Mr Qadour and his father, without providing any arrest warrant. After their arrest, Mr Qadour and his father were detained in two different locations.
(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.)
A patrol composed by members of the Political Security Forces, the State Security and the armed forces.
(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.
His whole family including his wife
(i) Additional Information on the case. Please indicate any other relevant information that could be useful to find the person
- 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)
They also filed formal complaints with the authorities, including the military police. However, the authorities have always refused to provide any information on the fate and whereabouts of Mr Qadour.
(b) Other steps taken (when, by whom, and before which organ/s)
Worried about his fate, Mr Qadour’s family also appointed two lawyers to inquire about his whereabouts, with no result.
(c) If no action was taken, please explain why
- 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
(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