In a joint statement, the Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) and 27 other organizations urgently call for the immediate disclosure of the fate of Turkish-Egyptian poet and dissident Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, and demand his prompt release and protection.
📍Abdulrahman Yusuf was arrested in Lebanon on December 28, 2024, and forcibly extradited to the UAE on January 8, 2025، in blatant violation of the principle of non-refoulement. Since then, Emirati authorities have refused to disclose his whereabouts or legal status of the proceeding he is facing and his detention.
⚠️ His fate and whereabouts remain unknown. This alarming silence raises serious concerns that he may be subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment.
📄 Read the joint statement for ACHR’s full demands addressed to Emirati, Lebanese, and Turkish authorities, as well as to the Arab Interior Ministers Council, urging urgent action to protect his rights.
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