The United Nations Working Group (UNWGAD) on Arbitrary Detention has this week ruled that the British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being arbitrarily detained in Egypt in violation of international law. In a detailed 15-page opinion, the panel of independent UN experts found that Alaa’s continued detention is unlawful on multiple grounds. These include a […] The post UN body rules Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s detention arbitrary, former Ambassador calls for travel advice changes appea...| FairSquare
More than 100 British parliamentarians, and 32 human rights organisations, have written to the British Prime Minister urging him to use all the tools at his disposal to free the British-Egyptian prisoner Alaa Abd el-Fattah. Alaa’s mother Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike in support of him since September 2024. In a letter sent […] The post Parliament, NGOs urge British PM to act to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah appeared first on FairSquare.| FairSquare
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