His family has not been able to obtain any information on his whereabouts as of 21 June. His wife has taken all possible steps to establish where he is currently being detained, including visiting the Air Force Intelligence services headquarters, usually held accountable for disappearances, secret detentions and arrests, and asked about her husband's fate. However, the authorities refuse to recognize his detention. On 6 August, she headed to the State Security Branch in Kafar-Souseh, Damascus, where a former prisoner allegedly saw Mr Sabra. Here again the authorities denied his detention. Finally, on 7 August, she met with the General Attorney in Damascus, who told her that as long as Mr Sabra had not been presented to a judge, it was not in his power to act upon his case.

Alkarama therefore calls on the authorities to immediately release Mr Sabra. In addition, they should respect their obligation under Human Rights Council resolution S-16/1 to "immediately cease any intimidation, persecution or arbitrary arrests of individuals, including lawyers, human rights defenders and journalists".