Friends of Ahmed Mansoor/Facebook IFEX members Human Rights Watch and Gulf Centre for Human Rights voice concerns over possible retaliation against the jailed prominent Emirati activist after a private letter detailing his extensive mistreatment was leaked to regional media.
This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 19 July 2021.
Leaked Letter Details Mistreatment in Prison
A prominent Emirati human rights defender may face retaliation after a private letter he wrote detailing his mistreatment in detention and flagrantly unfair trial was published in the regional media, Human Rights Watch and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) said today. United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have held Ahmed Mansoor, 51, largely incommunicado, isolated him from other prisoners, and denied him a bed and mattress since imprisoning him in March 2017. The UAE should immediately end Mansoor’s isolation and allow family members and independent monitors access
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Syria: Saudi delegation meets Assad with plan to reopen embassy
Syrian ambassador to UN and head of the government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari (L) in Geneva on January 29, 2016 [FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images] May 4, 2021 at 4:20 pm
Saudi Arabian officials are reported to have met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus yesterday, with the aim of restoring diplomatic relations a decade after they were cut off.
According to the London-based Arabic news outlet
Rai Al-Youm, Saudi Arabia s intelligence chief, Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Humaidan, led the delegation to the Syrian capital. The reopening of the Saudi Embassy was on the agenda.