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United Arab Emirates: Arbitrary detention and unfair trial of Dr. Mansoor Al Shamsi

UAE - News | 11 August 2008

On 8 August 2008 Alkarama submitted a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion asking them to intervene on behalf of Dr Al Shamsi, who was arrested on 6 May 2007 and conviction by an unfair trail to five years of prison of by the United Arab Emirates authorities.

United Arab Emirates: arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Hassan Al-Diqqi, defender of human rights

UAE - News | 31 July 2008

Alkarama submitted, on July 29th 2008, a communication to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, as well as to the Special Representative for Defenders of Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression regarding Mr. Hassan Al-Diqqi, a human rights defender, currently being held at the central prison of Sharjah.

United Arab Emirates: The UN Working Group condemns the detention of Mr. Abdullah Al-Alili

UAE - News | 01 July 2008

Alkarama has just been officially notified of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's (WGAD) opinion of May 7, 2008 , declaring arbitrary and in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the deprivation of liberty of Mr. Al-Alili from the United Arab Emirates (UAE ).

Egypt - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Ratified on 14.01.1982
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Overdue since 01.11.2004 (4^th)
Last concluding observations: 28.11.2002

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 25.06.1986
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): Yes
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

State report: Due on 25.06.2016 (initially due in 2004)
Last concluding observations: 23.12.2002

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 02.2010 (1^st cycle)
Next review: 2014 (2^nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) – Status A

Last review: 10.2006
Next review: Deferred