Urgent Action update: Verdict issued against Lebanese men

On 15 May 2019, the Federal Appeal Court in Abu Dhabi issued its verdict in the case of 11 Lebanese men – eight of whom had been detained and appeared before the Court. Abdel Rahman Talal Chouman was sentenced to life in prison, along with 3 men sentenced in absentia. Ahmed Nimr Sobeh and another man were sentenced to 10 years in prison, and five others were acquitted. The three convicted men that appeared before court, have 30 days to appeal their convictions and sentences.

Take action.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 8 JULY 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in English or Arabic to:

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 

Crown Prince Court

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz

Al Saud Street,

P.O. Box 124

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Fax: +971 2 668 6622

@MohamedBinZayed

Salutation: Your Highness

And copies to: 

Vice-President and Prime Minister

HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin 

Rashid al-Maktoum

Prime Minister’s Office

PO Box 212000 

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Fax: +971 4 330 4044

Email via web: https://uaecabinet.ae/en/contact-the-prime-minister 

Twitter: @HHShkMohd

Please note that we are recommending delivery by making a PDF of the letter, or scanning a printed copy, and posting it as an image Tweeted at the official’s individual Twitter account. This is a bit of an experiment because we have major difficulty in getting valid postal addresses for Arab Gulf states. 

Twitter offers some advantages in that we can be sure the message is transmitted, even if we can’t make the target read it, and in its public nature, which makes it possible that critical Tweets might be noticed if the target is concerned with his public image. 

The UAE government also prioritises social media engagement for its own brand image.

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

His Excellency MR SULAIMAN HAMID Embassy of the United Arab Emirates 1-2 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EF 020 7581 1281 Fax 020 7581 9616 www.uae-embassy.ae/uk

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