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UAE: Concerns for Safety of 'UAE 94' Confirmed as International Observers Prevented from Attending Second Hearing

The first and second hearings in the trial of the UAE94 were held on March 4th and 11th respectively, with international observers prevented access. Reports from the trial have raised alarm bells that fair trial norms are still not being respected. The UAE should allow international legal experts  to monitor the trial of the UAE94 and investigate the defendants' allegations of torture and mistreatment.
 
 
On Monday 11 March 2013, the second hearing of the UAE94 trial was held at the Supreme Federal Court, in Abu Dhabi.
13 Mar 2013
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Syria: UN Commission of Inquiry speaks of harrowing violence as "war displays all the signs of a destructive stalemate"

On 11 March 2013, the UN Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, which presented its report as well as an oral update to the Council.
13 Mar 2013
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KSA : Two prominent human rights defenders sentenced to 10 and 11 years in prison after unfair trial

The Saudi authorities should immediately release Mohammad Al Qahtani and Abdullah Al Hamid, two Saudi human rights defenders and co-founders of the Saudi Association for civil and political rights (ACPRA). The two men were sentenced last Saturday to 10 and 11 years in prison on accusations including "breaking allegiance to the King", "disseminating false information through foreign entities" and "forming an unlicensed organization".
12 Mar 2013
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KSA : Official confirms execution of 7 young Saudi to take place tomorrow

Update - 13 March 2013

Alkarama firmly condemns the execution of the seven detainees at 8 this morning on a public place in Abha by firing squad. In a statement published today,  a group of UN independent experts "expressed outrage" at the execution "despite repeated calls to the Saudi authorities not to carry out the sentences by the UN and civil society organisations".

12 Mar 2013
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Saudi Arabia: Halt Imminent Execution of 7 young men sentenced to death for robbery

Seven young men, poor and unemployed, robbed jewellery stores in different places at different times, but all ended up in the same jail. This could be the beginning of one of the gangster movies or social-dramas to be rewarded at the Oscars this year. Quite an intriguing setting, if you consider that the story takes place in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It would have been banal, if it was just a story.
But the seven men have names, voices, faces and fears.
04 Mar 2013
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UAE: Unfair trial concerns confirmed as observers denied access to court room

Abu Dhabi - Earlier today, a delegation of 20 international observers representing various international NGOs was denied access to the trial of 94 activists which was scheduled at 10:00 this morning at the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi.
04 Mar 2013
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Saudi Arabia: Alkarama UPR Report Highlights Repressive Response to Growth of Civil Society

Today, Alkarama submitted its report in view of the Universal Periodic Review of Saudi Arabia, which will take place in October 2013, alongside that of Jordan.
04 Mar 2013
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Jordan: Implementation of First Cycle UPR Recommendations Falls Short

Today, Alkarama submitted its report in view of the Universal Periodic Review of Jordan, which will take place in October 2013, alongside that of Saudi Arabia.
04 Mar 2013
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UAE: Human rights observers blocked from entering country worsens fair trial concerns in the 'UAE94' case

Abu Dhabi - Ninety-four peaceful activists are due to be brought before the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi tomorrow morning, Monday 4 March 2013, on state security offences. Limited access to lawyers, withholding of evidence and details on the charges by the State Prosecution, no right to appeal the court's decision, detentions in undisclosed locations... Before the trial even began, flagrant flaws in the 'UAE94' case have been reported, recalling the irregularities which marred the case of the 'UAE5' in 2011.

03 Mar 2013
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Egypt: Officials Turn Blind Eye to Port Said Police Abuses

Witnesses Describe Port Said Killings by Police

(Cairo, March 2, 2013) – The newly appointed investigative judge looking into the January violence in Port Said should fully examine police responsibility for unlawful killings during the episode, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), the Alkarama Foundation, and Human Rights Watch said today.

02 Mar 2013
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