Jordanian citizen Rafat Abu Nabhan freed 18 months after his arrest in March 2019 in Syria
Timeline
September 22, 2020: Abu Nabhan is released.
October 29, 2019: Reappears after he was transferred from the Palestine Branch to Adra prison.
April 15, 2019: The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances sends a copy of Abu Nabhan’s case to the Jordanian authorities.
April 15, 2019: The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances sends a communication to the Syrian authorities requesting them to clarify Abu Nabhan’s fate and whereabouts.
April 3, 2019: MENA Rights Group requests the urgent intervention of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
March 27, 2019: Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that it has enquired about Abu Nabhan’s fate and whereabouts with the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but to no avail.
March 8, 2019: Family reports the arrest to the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
March 7, 2019: Arrested on Syrian territory at the border with Lebanon.
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