I'm sure by now all of you have heard the news that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has illegally detained and in a sham trail sentenced U.S. Citizen and human rights activist Asim Ghafoor, the former attorney for Jamal Khashoggi and board member of DAWN, to 3-yeras in prison.
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Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN said, "We are outraged at the unjustified detention of our board member and extremely concerned for his health and physical security given the well-documented record of abuse in the UAE, including torture and inhuman treatment."
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:
- Call the UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba. the Embassy phone number is (202)243-2400
- Call the U.S. President to leave a comment 202-456-1111
- Post on social media and tag the UAE Embassy (@UAEEmbassy)
- Call Your Congressional Official to Urge them to take action to release Asim Ghafoor: Switchboard Number (202)224-3121
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Nihad Awad, National Executive Director of CAIR said, "This is what happens when our nation embraces authoritarian governments while ignoring their crimes against journalists, human rights activists and political dissidents. President Biden must clearly and publicly demand that the UAE immediately release Asim Ghafoor, an American citizen, attorney and widely respected civil rights activist who represented Jamal Khashoggi before the journalist’s murder."