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– Award-winning rights advocate Ahmed Mansoor arrested by Emirati security forces (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 21, 2017

Ahmed Mansoor’s arrest and detention in an unknown location is extremely alarming. The UAE authorities routinely torture human rights defenders and other activists whom they detain in secret detention facilities without access to their lawyers or families.
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