Quadriplegic son of Emirati dissident separated from his family due to travel ban
Timeline
November 5, 2021: Muhammad Al Nuaimi passes away at the Al Qassimi Hospital.
April 15, 2021: MENA Rights Group refers case to the Secretary-General on intimidation and reprisals for cooperation with the UN in the field of human rights.
March 19, 2021: MENA Rights Group and ALQST for Human Rights submit a letter of Allegation to the UN Special Procedures, urging them to call on the UAE authorities to lift the travel ban placed on Muhammad Al Nuaimi.
2014: Ahmed Al Nuaimi’s wife and five children, except for Muhammad, leave the UAE through a land border, and reunite with Al Nuaimi in the UK.
July 2, 2013: Ahmed Al Nuaimi is sentenced, in absentia, to 15 years in prison.
March 4, 2013: The “UAE 94” trial commences.
April 2012: Ahmed Al Nuaimi leaves the UAE on a business trip to the UK. He remains in the UK after the UAE authorities launch a wave of arrests against against scholars, lawyers, human rights defenders and members of Al Islah.