Articles for United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the Naji Hamdan case

Al-Karama and other Human Rights organizations have sent a letter to American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the current detention of Naji Hamdan in the UAE. The case is of great concern to the international human rights community.

14 Apr 2009

Emirates: arbitrary arrest and detention of Naji Hamdan in the Emirates

Alkarama sent a communication to the Special Reporter for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the fight against terrorism, the Rapporteur on torture and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention arbitrary about Naji Hamdan, a U.S. citizen of Lebanese origin held in Abu Dhabi (UAE), allegedly at the behest of U.S. authorities.

Mr. Naji Hamdan, aged 43, emigrated from Lebanon to the United States in the 80's, where he obtained American citizenship.

28 Jan 2009

Emirates: Incommunicado detention of Mr Al Junahi since 24 November 2008

Alkarama sent an urgent appeal to the Special Rapporteur on Torture on 23 January 2009, requesting that he contact the Emirati authorities with regards to the case of Mr Al Junahi, detained incommunicado since 24 November 2008.

Mr Khellil Abdurahmane Abdelkarim Al Junahi, aged 37, is an Emirati national and regularly living in Saudi Arabia, where he has been studying religious sciences for several years.

23 Jan 2009

Emirates : About the Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council

(18 September 2008, updated 17 December 2008)

The Human Rights Council met on 4 December 2008 to undertake the Universal Periodic Review of the reports regarding the United Arab Emirates.

17 Dec 2008

United Arab Emirates: Arbitrary detention and unfair trial of Dr. Mansoor Al Shamsi

On 8 August 2008 Alkarama submitted a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion asking them to intervene on behalf of Dr Al Shamsi, who was arrested on 6 May 2007 and conviction by an unfair trail to five years of prison of by the United Arab Emirates authorities.

Dr Mansoor Jassem Al Shamsi was born on 5 May 1965. He is married with four children, and lives in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.

11 Aug 2008

United Arab Emirates: arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Hassan Al-Diqqi, defender of human rights

Alkarama submitted, on July 29th 2008, a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, as well as to the Special Representative for Defenders of Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression regarding Mr. Hassan Al-Diqqi, a human rights defender, currently being held at the central prison of Sharjah.

Mr.

30 Jul 2008

United Arab Emirates: The UN Working Group condemns the detention of Mr. Abdullah Al-Alili

Alkarama has just been officially notified of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's (WGAD) opinion of May 7, 2008 , declaring arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the deprivation of liberty of Mr.

01 Jul 2008