Norway – Josimar, July 22, 2024
The Working Group found that the detention of Abdullah Ibhais falls under three categories of arbitrary detention; detention lacking any legal basis, detention resulting from the exercise of peaceful expression of opinion and non-observance of the international norms relating to the right to a fair trial.
Abdullah Ibhais was punished by his employer for standing up for thousands of starving and desperate migrant workers. The workers hadn’t received their salaries for up to six months, and hundreds of them were working on World Cup stadiums.
