UAE activist Ahmed Mansoor has been in jail for over 1000 days
GCHR reiterates calls on Emirati authorities to release human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, whose health has deteriorated from repeated hunger strikes protesting his appalling prison conditions.
United Arab Emirates: Human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken must be released
Rights groups and leading intellectuals call for the immediate release of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken, arbitrarily detained since 2012.
Open letter to the Emirati authorities to free human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor on his 50th birthday
Civil society organisations have called upon the UAE government to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, whose life they believe may be at risk following beatings and hunger strikes to protest deplorable and inhumane prison conditions.
Ahmed Mansoor goes on second hunger strike after severe prison beating
The Emirati activist has undertaken a second hunger strike after receiving a severe beating for protesting his prison conditions.
UAE releases activist after forcing him to publicly deny torture in prison
Abdul Rahman Bin Sobeih Al-Suwaidi was among the “UAE 94,” a group of peaceful political activists charged in 2013 for demanding political reform.
Ahmed Mansoor: Isolated but not alone
The thing that the international recognition Mansoor gets doesn’t usually tell you is what great company he is.
Ahmed Mansoor remains in isolation with no bed or water, despite unconfirmed report that hunger strike has ended
Mansoor started his hunger strike on 17 March 2019 to protest poor prison conditions.
Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike in poor conditions as eyesight deteriorates
Take action to help save the life of imprisoned human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansoor
Two years after completing his sentence, activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention
Osama Al-Najjar was arrested in March 2014 for posting tweets denouncing that his father had been tortured in prison.
Health of Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith failing following prolonged hunger strike
Dr. Bin Ghaith was sentenced on 29 March 2017 to ten years in prison for critical comments he made online about human rights violations in the UAE and Egypt.
Dubai’s World Tolerance Summit cannot hide worsening repression in the UAE
The summit’s website conveniently makes no mention of the UAE’s sustained assault on freedom of expression since 2011.
Will Syria follow in the UAE’s footsteps and censor VoIP services?
The Syrian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it may soon begin blocking voice and video calls on WhatsApp and other Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
NGOs to Mayor Andy Burnham: Join our call to free Ahmed Mansoor
Over 30 NGOs have asked Manchester’s mayor to support calls for the release of Ahmed Mansoor, by naming a local street after the jailed human rights defender.
Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor taken to court; economist Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith denied visits
Mansour had been languishing in an unknown place of detention for a year and Dr. Bin Ghaith has recently begun a hunger strike to protest his sentence.
One year on, award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s whereabouts remain unknown
NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
UAE must implement UN recommendations on rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly
The United Nations Universal Periodic Review revealed a number of areas in which the UAE government has failed to deliver since its previous UPR took place in 2013.