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Alkarama Denied ECOSOC Consultative Status Following a Draft Resolution by the UAE

Alkarama is appalled by the decision of the Economic and Social Council not to grant us the consultative status, following a draft resolution introduced by the United Arab Emirates over “alleged ties to terrorism”. This is at odds with the positive recommendation of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations taken in May 2017, after a long vetting process.

28 Jul 2017
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United Arab Emirates: UN Experts Declare Mohamad Az’s Detention Arbitrary and Condemn State for Common Use of Enforced Disappearance

On 4 July 2017, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued Opinion No.

07 Jul 2017
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UN Calls for Release of Student and Denounces Pattern of Arbitrary Detention

Egypt: UN Calls for Release of Student and Denounces Pattern of Arbitrary Detention

In late August 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), a group of independent experts, adopted Opinion n°42/2016; in which they qualify the detention of Ahmed Yousry Zaky, an Egyptian student who was arrested on 5 May 2015, as "arbitrary".

02 Nov 2016
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