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Presentation – Washington, November 2024<\/h1> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Tayeb BENABDERRAHMANE\u00a0\u00a0 v\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

\ud83c\uddf6\ud83c\udde6 State of Qatar<\/span><\/h1>\n

Tayeb Benabderrahmane, a French company director, has developed expertise in geopolitical and geo-economic consultancy since 2000. This expertise enabled him to work with several Qatari public institutions at a time when the country was going through a delicate situation on the international scene.<\/p>\n

In June 2017, a diplomatic crisis broke out between Qatar and several Gulf States, leading to a blockade. Qatar then sought Mr Benabderrahmane’s help in mobilising French and international public opinion. With the support of PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khela\u00effi, he played a key role in raising awareness among the French and African authorities.<\/p>\n

Mr Tayeb BENABDERRAHMANE’s successes prompted the Qatari authorities, in particular Dr Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri, Chairman of the Qatar Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and Secretary General of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva, to strengthen their collaboration with him.<\/p>\n

Between 2018 and 2019, he led several missions for Dr Ali AL-MARRI and the NHRC. He accepted the position of general advisor to Dr Ali AL-MARRI and moved to Doha with his family to continue his missions and develop his activities in Qatar.<\/p>\n

From then on, his missions evolved, with a particular focus on the fight against corruption in publicly funded institutions. Dr Ali AL-MARRI entrusted him with the task of gathering information on this subject in France and Europe. Mr Tayeb BENABDERRAHMANE passed on the information he had gathered in the course of his duties but, faced with his employer’s lack of response, he announced in November 2019 that he would be ending his role as advisor to the NHRC on 31 December 2019 and would be devoting himself to his investment activities.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Chronology of events – STATE CRIME<\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n Mr Tayeb BENABDERRAHMANE testifying before the Human Rights Council in Geneva in April 2024 <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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KIDNAPPING, TORTURE, SPOLIATION, EXTORTION, FALSIFICATIONS AND A BARBARIC AND SECRET DEATH SENTENCE<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u00ab The most sacred duty of a Government is to render equal and impartial justice to all its citizens \u00bb
<\/em><\/strong>Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the USA<\/strong><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Introduction<\/u><\/p>\n

The case of Tayeb Benabderrahmane against Qatar is a striking example of serious violations of human rights, as well as of national and international law. Arrested by the Qatari secret services on 13 January 2020 without any legal basis, Tayeb Benabderrahmane was subjected to prolonged arbitrary detention. This arrest, which was not only illegitimate but also in total contradiction with recognised legal procedures, quickly turned into an ordeal marked by systematic acts of torture and prolonged confinement in inhuman conditions.<\/p>\n

For 307 days, he was deprived of his most fundamental rights, including access to a lawyer or any form of consular protection, as required by the international conventions ratified by Qatar. During this period, Tayeb Benabderrahmane was not only arbitrarily detained, but also held in conditions that violate international standards, and subjected to physical and psychological torture. These acts of torture, which are not only condemned by international law, constitute cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, thus aggravating the already arbitrary nature of his detention.<\/p>\n

What makes this case even more worrying is the active involvement of a corrupt political and judicial system, which has fabricated a case against him. Through an orchestrated manipulation of the facts and instrumentalisation of the justice system, the Qatari government, in complicity with its intelligence services, used this false case to have him secretly sentenced to death, without him even being informed. This prolonged imprisonment without any legal basis demonstrates the impunity with which the Qatari authorities flout human rights.<\/p>\n

He recently discovered, through a press article, the existence of a confidential letter sent by the Prime Minister of Qatar to the French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna. The letter revealed that Tayeb Benabderrahmane had been sentenced to death in absentia, revealing the arbitrary and unjust nature of the sentence. A secret sentence, handed down without his right to a defence, which symbolises the impunity and injustice of a rogue political and judicial system.<\/p>\n

The chronology of events below sets out these facts in detail, demonstrating how the combination of torture, kidnapping, judicial manipulation and a secret death sentence illustrates a serious crime perpetrated by a state that relies on a repressive apparatus to crush the fundamental rights of its citizens and residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Mr Tayeb BENABDERRAHMANE received in audience in Brazzaville by the President of Congo, in the company of Dr Ali Bin Samikh Al MARRI and Ms Yamina BENGUIGUI, in December 2019, a month before his abduction <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Qatari whistleblower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recent revelations by a Qatari whistleblower and member of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) have brought to light falsified documents and forged signatures by Tayeb Benabderrahmane, revealing a corrupt and abusive system. These revelations take on even greater significance after the Decree of the Emir of 31 July 2024 (Decision No. 61 of 2024)<\/strong>, which completely overhauled the leadership of the NHRC by appointing new members, such as lawyer Sultan Al-Abdullah, as well as others from various sectors, including civil society and the Ministry of Justice, social affairs, labour, and even the police. Although his safety is at risk, the whistleblower believes he is protected by Law No. 5 of 2022<\/strong>, adopted by Qatar to protect victims, witnesses and others involved. This law provides for anonymisation measures, closed-door testimony and voice or face alteration, thus guaranteeing the confidentiality and safety of those involved. This case goes far beyond the personal and highlights the need to denounce injustice on an international scale.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.qna.org.qa\/en\/News-Area\/News\/2024-07\/21\/0042-moi-holds-workshop-on-law-protecting-victims,-witnesses<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.qatar-tribune.com\/article\/134067\/latest-news\/amir-restructures-national-human-rights-committee<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/diwan.gov.qa\/briefing-room\/news\/general\/lg\/2024\/july\/31\/lg01?sc_lang=en<\/a><\/p>\nChange of management at the NHRC following the decree issued by the Emir of Qatar on 31 July 2024<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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