On 29 June 2015, Alkarama sent a request for Opinion to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) regarding the case of Salim Alaradi, a Libyan-Canadian businessman, father of five, who was arrested by Emirati Security Service officers while on vacation with his family in Dubai. After his arrest, on 28 August 2014, Alaradi was transferred to an unknown location, where he was detained incommunicado and severely tortured for 130 days. He is currently detained without trial at the Wathba Prison.

On 13 August 2015, Alkarama brought again to the attention of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) the case of Rami Shaher Abdel Jalil Al Mrayat, a Jordanian citizen arbitrarily detained in the United Arab Emirates since 19 November 2011. In August 2013, the WGAD recognised the arbitrary character of Al Mrayat's detention and called upon the authorities to release him immediately. Two years later, however, the authorities still have not taken any step to release him.

On 18 June 2015, during the Human Rights Council (HRC)'s 29th session, the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (SR IJL), Gabriela Knaul, presented the report on her visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 27 January to 5 February 2014 to assess the independence of the judiciary. Although Mrs Knaul welcomed the country's recent progress, such as the accession to various human rights treaties including the Convention against Torture (UNCAT) in July 2012, she expressed deep concerns over the human rights situation in the country, in particular with regards to the lack of independence of judges and lawyers, and the grave violations that persist, including secret and incommunicado detention and torture.

Alkarama recalled the case of Mr Al Najjar to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders as he is to face his first hearing today, before the Federal Supreme Court which is famous for handling unfair trials.