APPG on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf

The All-Party Parliamentary Group working to protect and promote democracy & human rights in the Gulf. Chaired by @BrendanOHaraMP. Not an official HoC/HoL feed.

[APPG on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf @Gulf_APPG]

Yesterday, @Gulf_APPG published a report, ‘The Cost of Repression’, which makes groundbreaking findings on the abusive #humanrights implications of #UK funds to the Gulf, particularly in #Bahrain & #SaudiArabia. 10 cross-party MPs endorsed the report. 1/5 https://t.co/6mCdRb7O5s

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

With @Gulf_APPG hearing about the perilous condition of political prisoner Abdul Jalil Al-Singace after 130 days of hunger strike.

Solidarity and very best wishes
#HumanRights #RuleofLaw
@BirdBahrain_
https://t.co/wJ1zJeAN3a

[Due Process International @DueProcess1n]

BBC 5 Live - Billy Hood Appeal with Radha Stirling and Breda Guckion - Detained in Dubai over CBD @PMoodyFCDO @UAEEmbassyUS @MohamedBinZayed @HHShkMohd @vicderbyshire https://t.co/H14Y8lPkM9

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

Hearing @Radha_Stirling with @Gulf_APPG about Dubai dangers for Britons.

Citizens not properly warned by FCDO of dangers of wrongful arrest/torture.

Negative post on car rental company could lead to arrest. Businesses can't take money out
#HumanRights

[Ali Mushaima @AMushaima]

I am honoured to receive support & solidarity from @LibDems leader Sir @EdwardJDavey on my 8th night of hunger strike outside the Bahraini Embassy in London.

Thank you Sir Ed for calling on Bahrain to release my father & Dr AlSingace.

#FreeHassanMushaima
#FreeAlSingace

[Martyn Day SNP @MartynDaySNP]

I stand in solidarity with @AMushaima, who is on hunger strike outside the Bahraini Embassy in London to demand the release of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace and his father, Hassan Mushaima.

#FreeAlSingace #FreeHassanMushaima

[Andy Slaughter @hammersmithandy]

.@AMushaima is on the 12th day of his hunger strike, sleeping outside the @BahrainEmbUK protesting against the treatment of political prisoner Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace.

The UK Gov must call on Bahrain to #FreeAlsingace @trussliz @JamesCleverly

[Paula Barker @PaulaBarkerMP]

This morning, along with my colleague @NavPMishra we visited Ali Mushaima whose is on the 13th day of hunger strike outside the Bahrain embassy to highlight the plight of his father Hasan Mushaima & Dr AlSingace @BirdBahrain_

[Sir Peter Bottomley @PBottomleyMP]

I am pleased to hear that Saudi Arabia has released Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, a Saudi sentenced to death for joining protests when he was 17. This has been a long campaign fought hard by @Reprieve who I have supported on this and on many other campaigns. https://t.co/cxi8Vk7oTE

[Paula Barker @PaulaBarkerMP]

Bahraini political prisoner Dr AlSingace has now spent 100+ days on hunger strike. I am worried to hear his health is declining & recently he suffered from seizures.
Act now @JamesCleverly @trussliz to ensure his work is returned & his #humanrights are respected.
#FreeAlSingace

[Paula Barker @PaulaBarkerMP]

That’s why I have laid down the following Early Day Motion with the help of @BirdBahrain_ :

https://t.co/cEFD1MwCFF

[Wayne David @WayneDavid_exMP]

Today marks Dr Abduljalil AlSingace's 100th day on hunger strike. I have previously written to the @FCDOGovUK about his ongoing detention and I will continue to press for the UK to publicly call on #Bahrain to immediately release him. #FreeAlSingace

[Martyn Day SNP @MartynDaySNP]

I stand in solidarity with political prisoner, Dr AlSingace, who spends his 100th day on hunger strike today in #Bahrain, demanding his #humanrights & the return of his confiscated work. @trussliz must condemn his imprisonment & call for his release. #FreeAlSingace

[Wayne David @WayneDavid_exMP]

Yesterday @Lord_Collins and I wrote to the @FCDOGovUK about Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, to mark his 50th day on hunger strike.

The UK should urge #Bahrain to return his confiscated research and immediately release him.

[Brendan O'Hara MP @BrendanOHaraMP]

Very worrying that Dr Abduljalil #FreeAlSingace is now on his 3rd week of hunger strike in #Bahrain following mistreatment in prison. As Chair of @Gulf_APPG I urge the @FCDOGovUK to call on @BahrainEmbUK to free AlSingace immediately & return the book he was writing to his family

[Wayne David @WayneDavid_exMP]

I am concerned by reports of the mistreatment of the hunger striking disabled political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace in #Bahrain. I support the calls from @hrw @amnesty & @BirdBahrain_ for his immediate release and I urge the @FCDOGovUK to do the same.

[Rethinking Security @RethinkingSecu1]

The @Gulf_APPG last week called the UK Government out on how it secretly gave £20M/year to friendly rich & repressive Gulf States, incl. Bahraini🇧🇭 & Saudi🇸🇦 'security' forces. @PBottomleyMP @ChrisLawSNP @hammersmithandy @natalieben @Paulscriven @BenMLake

[BIRD @BirdBahrain_]

#UK Parliamentarians Baroness @natalieben, @LaylaMoran, @Paulscriven & @GreenJennyJones have rightly called upon #Bahrain to urgently overturn the sentence of Fawaz Abdulnabi ahead of his trial on Monday.

Fawaz alleges egregious #torture & due process violations.
#HumanRights

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

Monday, torture victim Fawaz Abuldnabi faces trial in #Bahrain. His 'confession’ was allegedly extracted with appalling abuse. Today, I wrote with other parliamentarians to @BahrainEmbUK calling for Fawaz’s sentence to be overturned

#HumanRights #RuleofLaw

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

Pleased to attach my name @GulfAPPG report on #HumanRights abuses.

Sorry I had to.

[UK's] "IAF run with “absolute minimum levels of accountability, transparency & due diligence in spite of being repeatedly implicated in violations”
https://t.co/S0SAbEFjz6

[APPG on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf @Gulf_APPG]

Thank you to @BrendanOHaraMP @Paulscriven @PBottomleyMP @hammersmithandy @GwynneMP @natalieben @amcarmichaelMP @BenMLake @ChrisLawSNP and @AlanBrownSNP for endorsing this report & raising Gulf human rights concerns, and to @BirdBahrain_ for researching & writing the report. 5/5

[APPG on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf @Gulf_APPG]

Yesterday, @Gulf_APPG published a report, ‘The Cost of Repression’, which makes groundbreaking findings on the abusive #humanrights implications of #UK funds to the Gulf, particularly in #Bahrain & #SaudiArabia. 10 cross-party MPs endorsed the report. 1/5 https://t.co/6mCdRb7O5s

[APPG on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf @Gulf_APPG]

The @Gulf_APPG report received coverage in:
🔻The Financial Times - https://t.co/VovIjstcsb
🔻Forbes - https://t.co/WBbWW0VV5T
🔻The Independent - https://t.co/694WM4Rgb2
4/5