'Whatever trumped-up legal pretext the UAE has cooked up for detaining Ghafoor,' says DAWNmenaorg's sarahleah1, 'it smacks of politically motivated revenge for his association with Khashoggi and DAWN.'
As President Joe Biden prepared to meet with the leader of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, human rights groups urged the U.S. administration to secure the release of an American civil rights attorney arrested in Dubai in a"politically motivated" case.
Asim Ghafoor—a U.S.
conviction without providing him any information, notice, or opportunity to defend against himself is a flagrant violation of his due process rights," said Whitson."Whatever trumped-up legal pretext the UAE has cooked up for detaining Ghafoor, it smacks of politically motivated revenge for his association with Khashoggi and DAWN, which has highlighted UAE human rights abuses and urged an end to arms sales to the country.
Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said in a statement that"this is what happens when our nation embraces authoritarian governments while ignoring their crimes against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents."the White House, the two leaders"noted the exceptional position of the UAE as a tolerant home to more than 200 nationalities and faiths coexisting in peace.
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