UAE Invites Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to COP28

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates meets with Bashar Al Assad, President of Syria during a reception at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 19, 2023. © 2023 Hamad Al Kaabi/UAE Presidential Court via AP Photo The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reportedly welcome Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a leader credibly implicated in rampant atrocities, to COP28, the global United Nations climate conference, while civil society and human rights defenders will be left out in the cold. If Assad attends, it would be his…

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