Three children of Emirati fighter killed in Syria detained
Three children of Emirati fighter killed in Syria detained
Three children of an Emirati who was killed fighting in Syria were detained last week, according to human rights groups.
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The UAE has been accused of committing human rights abuses against detainees [AFP]
Three children of Mohamed Ahmed Abdouly have been arrested and taken into detention by Emirati authorities in the Emirate of Fujairah.
Abdouly died in 2013 in Raqqa, Syria, where he was a member of the Syrian rebel group Ahrar al Sham fighting Assad's forces.
The two sisters, Amina Mohammed Abdouly, 33, and Moza Mohammed Abdouly, 18, and their brother Mohammed Musab Abdouly, 25, were arrested by the security forces when they raided their house on 19 November.
The house was reportedly searched and ransacked by the security forces without a warrant.
The three siblings have not been heard from since their arrest.
In the UAE enforced disappearances have become commonplace.
Earlier in 2015, the three Suwaidi sisters were arrested and disappeared for three months after tweeting and calling for the release of their brother.
In August 2015 prominent economist Dr Nasser bin Ghaith was taken into detention by the security forces and has not been heard from for over three months.
Mohammed Musab Abdouly was previously arrested in 2013 for four months and was dismissed from the UAE army, with no reason or explanation being given.
No official reason has been given for the arrest of the Abdouly siblings, although their disappearance could be linked to their father's activities in Syria.
The UAE have forbidden any Emiratis from taking part in or supporting the Syrian rebel forces and fighting.
Abdouly died in 2013 in Raqqa, Syria, where he was a member of the Syrian rebel group Ahrar al Sham fighting Assad's forces.
The two sisters, Amina Mohammed Abdouly, 33, and Moza Mohammed Abdouly, 18, and their brother Mohammed Musab Abdouly, 25, were arrested by the security forces when they raided their house on 19 November.
The house was reportedly searched and ransacked by the security forces without a warrant.
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In the UAE enforced disappearances have become commonplace. |
The three siblings have not been heard from since their arrest.
In the UAE enforced disappearances have become commonplace.
Earlier in 2015, the three Suwaidi sisters were arrested and disappeared for three months after tweeting and calling for the release of their brother.
In August 2015 prominent economist Dr Nasser bin Ghaith was taken into detention by the security forces and has not been heard from for over three months.
Mohammed Musab Abdouly was previously arrested in 2013 for four months and was dismissed from the UAE army, with no reason or explanation being given.
No official reason has been given for the arrest of the Abdouly siblings, although their disappearance could be linked to their father's activities in Syria.
The UAE have forbidden any Emiratis from taking part in or supporting the Syrian rebel forces and fighting.
"This latest disappearance is a worrying development in the practice of disappearances in the UAE," read a press release by the International Campaign for Freedom in the UAE.
"Given the use of torture in prisons and detention facilities in the UAE, there is real concern about the situation facing the Abdouly siblings whilst detained."
"Given the use of torture in prisons and detention facilities in the UAE, there is real concern about the situation facing the Abdouly siblings whilst detained."
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