April 11-17: Human Rights Defenders in the United Arab Emirates
Mohammed al-Roken, a prisoner of conscience, is imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression, including his work as a human rights lawyer. Amnesty International calls for his immediate and unconditional release. TAKE ACTION
Ahmed Mansoor, recipient of the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in 2015, has been in detention since March 20, 2017. He is serving a 10-year sentence solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression. He has been kept in solitary confinement since his arrest. TAKE ACTION
Bangladeshi authorities relocated Rohingya refugees to a remote island called Bhashan Char, despite UN concerns about the safety of the island. 
Hejaaz Hizbullah is a prominent Muslim lawyer in Sri Lanka. On April 14, 2020, he was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and held without charge or trial for more than 10 months. The government has not produced any credible evidence against him. Amnesty is calling on the government to release him now. 
On April 9, 2020, Ramzy Razeek, a social media commentator and member of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority, was arrested for a Facebook post in which he called for Sri Lanka’s Muslims to counter anti-Muslim propaganda by Sinhalese Buddhist extremists. He was released on bail on September 17 but the charges remain pending; he could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Amnesty is calling for all charges against him to be dropped. 
Over the last 19 years, almost 800 Muslim men and boys have been detained at the military prison at the US navy base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. 40 Muslim men remain there today. Many were tortured. Most have never been charged with a crime. Now, we have a chance to push for the closure of the detention facility once and for all. Tell President Biden: close Guantánamo now! 
Yiliyasijiang Reheman was among 16 Uyghur students believed to have been deported by the Egyptian authorities to China in 2017 after being detained at the request of Chinese authorities. His wife, Mairinisha Abuduaini, fled to Istanbul, but he was taken into custody at the airport on July 7, 2017. His whereabouts remains unknown. 
