Calls for Release of Engineer Mohamed Farouq Salman Detained in UAE

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The Sudanese "No to Womens Oppression" Initiative has expressed deep concern over the continued detention of Sudanese engineer Mohamed Farouq Salman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the past 18 months, without publicly announced charges or referral to trial, calling for his immediate release or a fair judicial process.

In a statement, the initiative said Salmans prolonged detention in the absence of publicly disclosed legal proceedings or clear legal grounds raises serious concerns about respect for the rule of law and fair trial guarantees. It argued that the case falls within the scope of arbitrary detention, which is prohibited under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

The initiative said the consequences of the detention extend beyond Salman himself, placing significant humanitarian, psychological, social, and economic burdens on his family, which has lived in uncertainty and hardship throughout his detention.

It stressed that women—particularly wives, mothers, and sisters—often bear the heaviest burden in such cases, arguing that defending victims of arbitrary detention is an integral part of protecting womens rights and promoting family justice.

The initiative called on the UAE authorities to immediately release Mohamed Farouq Salman unless there are specific criminal charges requiring his prompt appearance before an independent and impartial court that guarantees all fair trial rights.

It also urged the UAE to uphold its international obligations prohibiting arbitrary detention, ensure Salmans right to communicate with his family and legal counsel, and inform him of the legal basis for his detention.

The statement appealed to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers and on Human Rights Defenders, to monitor the case and take appropriate action within their mandates.

The initiative further called on civil society organizations, human rights groups, professional associations, Sudanese communities abroad, and human rights defenders to show solidarity with Salman and advocate for his release and the protection of his fundamental rights.