Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel, an Egyptian citizen, is at imminent risk of forcible deportation from Saudi Arabia to Egypt following his arrest on November 13, 2024 by Saudi authorities, where he would be at risk of torture, persecution, and other grave human rights violations. In 2021, an Egyptian criminal court sentenced Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel in absentia to life imprisonment in Egypt on charges stemming from his protest activity in 2014. Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel’s family told Amnesty International that Egyptian security forces shot Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel for his participation in anti-government protests, where he said he was subjected to torture. He moved to Saudi Arabia in 2014 after being released on bail. If extradited, Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel faces a high likelihood of torture and persecution by Egyptian authorities on account of his political opinion. The Saudi authorities must immediately halt Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel’s extradition, which would amount to a clear violation of the principle of non-refoulement under international law and release him.
PLEASE TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNTIL: February 5, 2025
Your Excellency,
I am writing to express my grave concern for Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel, an Egyptian citizen detained in Jeddah since November 13, 2024, and facing imminent extradition to Egypt. His extradition would put him at high risk of torture and persecution by Egyptian authorities.
In 2021, Egyptian authorities sentenced him to life imprisonment in absentia in a politically motivated trial on charges of “incitement to demonstrations, organizing demonstrations, incitement to the use of force and violence, possession of explosive materials, participation in protests and gatherings, obstruction of traffic and organizing a gathering”.
I am highly distressed to learn that if extradited to Egypt, Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel will be at real risk of torture and persecution, including arbitrary detention.
I therefore urge you to immediately halt Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel’s extradition to Egypt and release him unless credible and admissible evidence is presented to justify his detention.
Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
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