MENA HR Defenders Condemn Rights Champion Nabeel Rajab's Arrest, Call for Immediate Release
2016-06-13 - 11:56 م
Bahrain Mirror: A number of human rights activists from across the Arab world expressed their grave concern over the detention of Bahraini human rights advocate and defender, Nabeel Rajab, this morning, following news reports confirming that a security force sieged Rajab's house, stormed and searched it, and arrested him without giving any justifications.
The group of Middle East and North Africa human rights advocates condemned Rajab's arrest, which they stressed is "apparently aimed at terrorizing and intimidating the country's human rights activists and stifle their peaceful prevent them from practicing their non-violent activism. Arrest of Rajab came shortly after authorities prevented members of a human rights group from the traveling to participate in the Human Rights Council in Geneva, and also after exiling prominent rights advocate Zainab al-Khawaja."
"Such practices against human rights activists reflect inconsistent policies in dealing with political issues of an entire nation seeking legitimate rights in freedom and democracy," they further stated, demanding "the Bahraini authorities to immediately release Nabeel Rajab with no delay, in addition to release of all consciousness prisoners in the country."
Below are the Signatories:
Gamal Eid, Egypt
Anwar Rasheed, Kuwait
Radhya Almutawakel, Yemen
Khalid Ibrahim, Iraq
Linda Al-Kalash, Jordan
Ali Al-Dubaisi, Saudi
Abdulrasheed Al Faqih, Yemen
Yehya Al-Asiri, Saudi
Ahmed Kikich, Morocco
Essam Koshak, Saudi
Maryam al-Khawaja, Bahrain
Tamer Mowafy, Egypt
Sherif Azer, Egypt
Mohamed Lotfy, Egypt
Shaimaa Abou Elkheir, Egypt
Bassam Alahmad, Syria
Fadi Al-Qadi, Jordan
Ahmed Mansour, United Arab Emirates
Hussain Jawad, Bahrain
Sayed Yousif Almuhafdah, Bahrain
Hadeel BuQrais, Kuwait
Mohamed Sultan, Bahrain
Ahmed Alsaffar, Bahrain
Fatin AlHalwachi, Bahrain
Nawaf Alhendal, Kuwait
Fatin Boushahri, Bahrain
Tags: Nabeel Rajab, Nabeel Rajab's Arrest, Human Rights, Activists
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