Sittings · Document
On The case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
This resolution addresses the case of British businessman Ryan Cornelius, arbitrarily detained in Dubai since May 2008, and condemns the repression of dissent in the UAE.¶¶ It calls on the UAE to release all arbitrarily detained persons, to accede to international human rights covenants, and urges the European Commission to make the Special Partnership Agreement conditional on human rights progress.¶¶¶
Key points
- Calls on the UAE to release Ryan Cornelius and all other arbitrarily detained persons.¶
- Condemns the repression of dissent in the UAE, including arbitrary detention of human rights defenders like Ahmed Mansoor, Mohammed al-Roken and Nasser bin Ghaith.¶
- Calls on the UAE to become a state party to the ICCPR, ICESCR and other international human rights instruments.¶
- Urges the European Commission to increase efforts for concrete human rights progress in the UAE, including release of unlawfully detained prisoners and law reform.¶
- Calls on the Commission to conduct an independent human rights impact assessment before negotiating the Special Partnership Agreement and to make its conclusion conditional on UAE accession to ICCPR and ICESCR.¶
- Calls for confidential human rights dialogue platforms between civil society and authorities, and inclusion of independent human rights monitors' access in the SPA.¶
Who is affected
- The United Arab Emirates government, which is called on to release detainees and reform laws.¶¶
- Ryan Cornelius and other arbitrarily detained persons in the UAE, who would be released.¶
- The European Commission, which must conduct impact assessments and establish dialogue platforms.¶¶¶
- Civil society actors in the UAE and EU, who would participate in protected dialogue platforms.¶
Figures and deadlines
- May 2008¶
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