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UAE: End Trial of Activists Charged With Insulting Officials

2011-07-17
On: July 17, 2011
In: Ahmed Mansoor, Free Expression, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Press release, United Arab Emirates

UAE authorities should drop charges against five activists arrested after they called for democratic reforms.

(London) – UAE authorities should drop charges against five activists arrested after…Continue Reading

UAE: Cultural Island Monitor a Positive Move

2011-06-04
On: June 4, 2011
In: Business, Middle East/N. Africa, Migrants, Press release, UAE, United Arab Emirates

(New York) – An Abu Dhabi development company’s appointment of an independent monitor for conditions for workers building the Saadiyat Island cultural project is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today.
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The UAE’s Silenced Spring

2011-05-23
On: May 23, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, United Arab Emirates

Numerous death threats, his employer’s demand to transfer out of the country and a middle-of-the-night visit from state security forces were not enough to intimidate the prominent Emirati rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who recently called for political…Continue Reading

The UAE’s Silenced Spring

2011-05-23
On: May 23, 2011
In: Commentary, Free Expression, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, United Arab Emirates

Numerous death threats, his employer’s demand to transfer out of the country and a middle-of-the-night visit from state security forces were not enough to intimidate the prominent Emirati rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who recently called for political…Continue Reading

UAE: Government Detains Human Rights Defender

2011-04-09
On: April 9, 2011
In: Ahmed Mansoor, Detention, Free Expression, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Police Brutality, Press release, UAE, United Arab Emirates

(Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities should immediately disclose the whereabouts of leading rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, the reason for his detention, and any charges against him, Human Rights Watch said.
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