Urgent Action: Uighur man in UAE faces forcible return to China

Abudujilili Supi, a Uighur man who has been working as a muezzin – a leader and caller of prayers – in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was taken away by Emirati police officers and is at risk of being forcibly returned to China, where Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities are arbitrarily detained.

Please write immediately in English, Arabic, or your own language calling on UAE authorities to:

◼ Immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of Abudujilili Supi and ensure that his family and lawyer of his choice have access to him and are informed of his location at all times;

◼ Release Abudujilili Supi unless he is charged with a recognizable criminal offence;

◼ Not return him to China or another country where he would be at risk of persecution, torture or other serious human rights violations or abuses.

 

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 16 NOVEMBER 2018 TO:

Minister of Interior

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Zayed Sport City

Arab Gulf Street, Sheikh Zayed Mosque

P.O. Box 398

Abu Dhabi

Fax: +971 2 402 2762

or +971 2 441 5780

Salutation: Your Highness

Foreign Minister

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International

Cooperation

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud street

Al Bateen

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Email: online at https://bit.ly/2ImbTw1

Salutation: Your Highness

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Crown Prince Court

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud street

P.O. Box 124

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Fax: +971 2 668 6622

Twitter: @MohamedBinZayed

Salutation: Your Highness

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. HIS EXCELLENCY MR SULAIMAN HAMID ALMAZROUI, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, 30 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT, 020 7581 1281, email pressuk@mofa.gov.ae

 

Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.