{"id":301,"date":"2019-07-29T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.avtuae.org\/en\/?p=301"},"modified":"2019-07-29T15:28:14","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:28:14","slug":"call-for-inquiry-into-womans-death-in-uae-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.avtuae.com\/en\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"Call for inquiry into woman\u2019s death in UAE custody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Letters<\/em>, July 28, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 4 May, Alia Abdulnoor passed away in hospital in the UAE after a lengthy battle with breast cancer, which resurfaced shortly after her arrest in 2015 (Report<\/a>, theguardian.com, 26 July). According to reliable sources, up until her death she did not receive adequate medical care to treat her illness and was reportedly forced to sign a document stating that she had refused chemotherapy. In the last months of her life, the UAE ignored calls from the UN to grant her early release on medical grounds. Instead, Alia died in inhumane conditions, shackled to a hospital bed, in a windowless room without ventilation. In past statements, both UN and EU representatives appear to have been satisfied that there is credible evidence that human rights violations occurred in her case. A UN spokesperson recently said her detention conditions \u201ccould amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer just a month into her arrest, Alia was repeatedly denied access to adequate medical care and was only transferred to a hospital over a year after the diagnosis. She also suffered physical abuse at the hands of prison warders, according to testimonies of fellow inmates. Alia was finally convicted in 2017 for terrorism and sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case Human Rights Watch has described as marred by due process violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As parliamentarians, we call on the UAE authorities to open an independent investigation into her case to establish whether she was treated in line with internationally agreed standards and, if appropriate, to initiate the prosecution of those responsible for any human rights violations that may have occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jo Swinson<\/strong> Liberal Democrat, East Dunbartonshire<\/em>
Caroline Lucas<\/strong> Green, Brighton Pavilion<\/em>
Stephen Kinnock<\/strong> Labour, Aberavon<\/em>
Hilary Benn<\/strong> Labour, Leeds Central<\/em>
Martyn Day<\/strong> SNP, Linlithgow and East Falkirk<\/em>
Christine Jardine<\/strong> Liberal Democrat, Edinburgh West<\/em>
Ben Bradshaw\u00a0<\/strong>Labour, Exeter<\/em>
Patricia Gibson<\/strong> SNP, North Ayrshire and Arran<\/em>
Lloyd Russell-Moyle<\/strong> Labour, Brighton Kemptown<\/em>
Andy Slaughter<\/strong> Labour, Hammersmith<\/em>
Layla Moran<\/strong> Liberal Democrat, Oxford West and Abingdon<\/em>
Chris Bryant<\/strong> Labour, Rhondda<\/em>
Karen BuckLabour,\u00a0<\/strong>Westminster North\u00a0<\/em>
Tommy Shepherd<\/strong> SNP, Edinburgh East<\/em>
Tom Brake<\/strong> Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington<\/em>
Kerry McCarthy<\/strong> Labour, Bristol East\u00a0<\/em>
Christopher Stephens <\/strong>SNP, Glasgow South West<\/em>
Tonia Antoniazzi<\/strong> Labour, Gower<\/em>
Jamie Stone\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Liberal Democrat, Caithness, Sunterland<\/g> and Easter Ross<\/em>
Stuart McDonald<\/strong> SNP Cumbernaild<\/g>, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East<\/em>
Paul Sweeney<\/strong> Labour, Glasgow North East\u00a0<\/em>
Darren Jones\u00a0<\/strong>Labour, Bristol North West<\/em>
Stewart Malcolm McDonald<\/strong> SNP, Glasgow South\u00a0<\/em>
Richard Burden<\/strong> Labour, Birmingham Northfield\u00a0<\/em>
Jo Stevens<\/strong> Labour, Cardiff Central\u00a0<\/em>
Sir George Howarth<\/strong> Labour, Knowsley<\/em>
David Drew<\/strong> Labour, Stroud<\/em>
Paul Farrelly<\/strong>\u00a0Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme<\/em>
Geraint Davies<\/strong> Labour, Swansea West<\/em>
Paul Scriven<\/strong> Liberal Democrat, House of Lords<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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