Following the murder of members of his family, Omasese Lumnmba fled Zaire, arriving in England in September 1991. His plea for asylum was met with imprisonment. While being stripped by prison officers, he was killed. In violation of international standards, no-one explained his rights or why he was being detained. Amnesty International opposes the sending of individuals from one country to another where they are at risk of becoming victims of human rights violations.
International law prohibits the return of any person to a country where there is any such risk.
Prisoners of conscience and political prisoners In China, factory worker Liu Jingsheng, married with an 11 year old daughter, has been in jail for three years. He is an elected member of the National Assembly which has since been dissolved by the Amir of Bahrain. Following anti-government protests, he was among a group of prominent Shi'a Muslim clerics to be arrested and held in incommunicado detention. They are feared to be under constant threat of torture. Amnesty International demands the immediate and unconditional release of people detained or otherwise physically restricted anywhere because of their ethnic origin, sex, colour or language provided they have neither used nor advocated violence.