American Jewish Committee

AJC: Libya is Responsible for Death of Human Rights Activist

Published in Hospital Business Week, June 14th, 2009

AJC charged the Libyan government with responsibility for the untimely death of prominent Libyan dissident and democracy activist Fathi al-Jahmi. Imprisoned in Tripoli for the last seven years, al-Jahmi died on May 20 in a Jordanian hospital to which he had been transferred a fortnight earlier while in a coma.

"With the passing of Fathi al-Jahmi, the world has lost a vital and courageous voice for human rights," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Responsibility for his death lies squarely with the Libyan government, which imprisoned him and denied him access to medical treatment for his illnesses."

Al-Jahmi was arrested and imprisoned in 2002...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-06-14)

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