Urgent Action: RULING IN SHAM MASS TRIAL SET FOR JULY 10 (UAE 120.23)

The tenth and final session in the grossly unfair trial of 84 Emirati men, including human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience, Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken, and Nasser bin Ghaith, took place on May 9, 2024 before the Federal Appeal Court in Abu Dhabi. The judge set July 10 to issue the verdict. 

PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: July 31, 2024

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sample letter:

Your Highness / Your Excellency,

I am concerned that the mass trial of 84 Emirati men, including 26 prisoners of conscience, among them, Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, and Mohammed al-Roken, has been marred by serious fair trial violations and allegations of torture and ill-treatment. 

The tenth trial session took place on May 9, 2024 before the Federal Appeal Court in Abu Dhabi to hear defense lawyers’ pleading and some detainees’ statements. Representing himself, human rights defender and prisoner of conscience Ahmed Mansoor stated that what the prosecution described as criminal acts was simply the detainees exercising their right to freedom of expression. Mohammed al-Roken raised concerns at the fact that the defendants are being tried on charges for which they had already been convicted in 2013. Other defendants described the deterioration of their physical and mental health due to the prison conditions. The judge set July 10, to issue the verdict.

I urge Your Highness to take all necessary measures to secure the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken, Nasser bin Ghaith, and all others arbitrarily detained and prosecuted in the ongoing mass trial solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association; and for all charges against them stemming from their exercise of their human rights to be dropped. In the meantime, I call on you to ensure that they are detained in conditions that comply with international standards, that they are not subjected to torture or other ill-treatment; and have immediate and regular access to their families and lawyers and any health care they may require.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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