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UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet
Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governmentsThe UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, a dissident who has been imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 months over a post he made on social media.Legal counsel representing Qaradawi filed a complaint to the UN rapporteur on Thursday, asking it to examine the situation. Continue reading…

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