FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:
"On 29 May, the State Security Chamber of the Federal Appeal Court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sentenced prominent Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1,000,000 Emirati Dirham on charges including “insulting the UAE and its symbols.” He is a prisoner of conscience."
Please write a letter, send an email or call the UAE authorities to overturn this conviction, a miscarriage of justice.
Ask for the immediate release of Ahmed Mansoor.
"...he is a prisoner of conscience detained solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression, including through his human rights work;"
Ask that he might have "immediate and regular access to a lawyer of his choosing, his family, and any healthcare he may require."
Contact these two officials by 16 July, 2018:
Vice-President and Prime Minister
HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid al-Maktoum
Prime Minister’s Office
PO Box 212000
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fax: +971 4 330 4044
Email via web: https://uaecabinet.ae/en/contact-the-prime-minister
Twitter: @HHShkMohd
Salutation: Your Highness
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba,
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
3522 International Court, NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 1 202 243 2400 I Fax: 1 202 243 2432
Contact form: http://www.uae-embassy.org/contact-embassy
Salutation: Dear Ambassador
READ THE REST OF AI'S NOTICE AT:
https://www.amnestyusa.org/urgent-actions/urgent-action-update-ahmed-mansoor-sentenced-to-10-years-imprisonment-united-arab-emirates-ua-200-15/
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Thank you for caring for human rights.
In the Light,
Daniel Wilcox
