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Rhys was asked to comment on the legal implications following air raids conducted by the UAE in southern Yemen. The Yemeni defence ministry stated that more than 300 people were killed and wounded as a result of the bombings.
Former president Morsi collapsed and died during a court appearance on the 17th of June, having been in custody since he was deposed in 2013. Reports indicated that he had been held in prolonged solitary confinement and had repeatedly been…
Rhys Davies attended court in Jericho, in the West Bank, on behalf of Suha Jbara, a US/Panamanian citizen detained and tortured by the Palestinian Authority. Following her arrest in November 2018, Ms Jbara was detained for over two months during…
Rodney Dixon KC, counsel for jailed Moroccan journalist Toufik Bouachrine, assisted by Rhys Davies, have submitted an urgent request to Dr. Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur investigating the killing of Jamal Khashoggi to obtain and examine Mr. Bouachrine’s mobile…
Rhys Davies was asked to comment on information obtained by the Guardian newspaper that the country’s ruler, King Salman, has ordered reports to be prepared on the condition of Saudi political prisoners. The Guardian has been informed that the Saudi…
Rhys Davies appeared on Al Jazeera Television as part of a panel of human rights and international law experts to discuss the release yesterday of three prominent Saudi Arabian human rights activists. Eman al-Nafjan, Aziza al-Yousef and Roqaya al-Mohareb were…
Rhys Davies authors an opinion piece in the Guardian today, on the recent Arab–EU summit and challenges the UK and the EU to stand up for human rights and justice. Egypt executed 15 people in February after unfair trials in…
Rhys and Aidan took part in a seminar at the House of Commons, hosted by Alastair Carmichael MP. Rhys and Aidan discussed the political and legal remedies available and joined a panel of experts in calling for the UK to…
Rhys was asked to comment on the steps taken by the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions to investigate the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Rhys also discussed the likely impact of the UN’s report, to be published in June.
Rhys Davies and Aidan Ellis have been added to the list of lawyers for the United Nations Ombudsperson to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, for petitioners who seek delisting from the sanctions list.
