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Urgent Action: Uighur Man Faces Forcible Return to China (UAE: UA 178.18)

October 5, 2018

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.

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. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • 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.

Contact these two officials by 16 November 2018:

Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Zayed Sport City Arab Gulf Street, Sheikh Zayed Mosque P.O. Box 398 1st Street, W 56 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Fax: +971 2 402 2762 –OR- +971 2 441 5780 Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba Embassy of the United Arab Emirates 3522 International Court NW Suite 400, Washington DC 20008 Phone: 202 243 2400 I Fax: 202 243 2432   Contact form: https://www.uae-embassy.org/contact-embassy Facebook: @UAEEmbassyUS Twitter: @UAEEmbassyUS Instagram: @uaeembassyus Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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