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UAE: Human Rights Groups urge the UK and the US to intervene as number of detained dissidents reaches 50

Alkarama and other human rights groups wrote to the UK and US authorities to urge them to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the unprecedented crackdown against Emirati activists taking place in the country. Since last December, the authorities have illegally detained 50 civil society activists and human rights lawyers. We fear that more people will be illegally arrested and detained as there has been an escalation in the crackdown against peaceful political dissidents and human rights activists in the past two weeks.
01 Aug 2012
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UAE: Joint Open Letter to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague

On 1 August 2012, Alkarama and other Human Rights Groups wrote to UK Foreign Secretary William Hague to urge him to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the recent unprecedented crackdown against activists .
 
 
Dear Foreign Secretary,

We are writing to draw your attention to some disturbing human rights developments in the United Arab Emirates, where the authorities have launched a campaign of arrest, arbitrary detention and deportation to repress and intimidate peaceful political activists.

01 Aug 2012
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UAE: Joint open letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

On 31 July 2012, Alkarama and other Human Rights Groups wrote to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to urge her to intervene with the UAE authorities regarding the recent unprecedented crackdown against activists. 
 
 

Dear Secretary Clinton,

We are writing to draw your attention to some disturbing human rights developments in the United Arab Emirates, where the authorities have launched a campaign of arrest, arbitrary detention and deportation to repress and intimidate peaceful political activists.

31 Jul 2012
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Mauritania: Seven anti-slavery activists detained arbitrarily for three months

Mr. Oubeid Ould Imigine, Mr. Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, Mr. Yacoub Diarra, Mr. Abidine Ould Maatala, Mr. Ahmed Hamdy Ould Hamar Vall, Mr.
Leid Ould lemlih, Mr.
31 Jul 2012
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Syria: Torture and risk of extrajudicial killing of Ms Fatima Saad

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While media outlets show the cities of Syria in the throes of civil war, the practice of arbitrary arrests and subsequent disappearances of civilians by the Syrian security services and government aff
27 Jul 2012
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Yemen: Demonstration in support of the arrested journalist Abd al-Ilah Haidar Shaie on the anniversary of his arrest

Alkarama, in coordination with the Yemeni National Institution for Defending Human Rights and Freedoms (HOOD) and the Yemeni Journalist
Credit to Yemen Press
Syndicate (YJS) organised a demonstration on Wednesday 25 July in support of the arrested journalist: Abd al-Ilah Haidar Shaie who now enters his third year of detention in the Political Security Prison.
25 Jul 2012
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UAE: Young Syrian detainee on hunger strike following unfair trial and torture

Two days ago, 26 year-old Syrian detainee, Musab Al Abood, was transferred to an Abu Dhabi hospital as a result of the hunger strike he initiated to protest against his detention. His case has almost gone unnoticed amongst the recent unprecedented crackdown against human rights and political activists in the country and the sentence following an unfair trial of former judge, Ahmed Al Zaabi.
24 Jul 2012
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Saudi Arabia: 500 women appeal for support of Islamic scholars in demanding the release of their relatives

Alkarama has received a petition that was sent by more than 500 Saudi women to all Islamic scholars appealing for their support in demanding the release their relatives: "We, women of Saudi Arabia, wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of detainees in the Saudi political prisons, appeal to you since most of the scholars and preachers of Saudi Arabia would not support us either because they obey or because they fear the Saudi ministry of the interior.
23 Jul 2012
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UAE: At least 15 activists detained in aggressive crackdown

Over the past few days, the United Arab Emirates have increased their efforts to silence human rights and political activists who have exercised their legitimate right to freedom of expression by arresting them on national security grounds. At least 15 activists have been arrested by the Emirati security services in the last 72 hours in Ras Al-Khaimah, Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi following the forced deportation of Bidoon human rights defender Ahmed Abdulkhaleq to Thailand on 16 July, which was identified as a 'very disturbing case' by the UN.
18 Jul 2012
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Saudi Arabia: Widespread riots in Al-Hayer prison and violent intervention by the security forces

Alkarama has been continuously receiving reports for more than a week regarding riots by detainees in al-Hayer prison in Riyadh against their poor prison conditions and the arbitrary nature of their detention. After news of the riot, came calls for help as the authorities cracked down on the riot and blocked all news from the families of detainees.

18 Jul 2012
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