Amnesty International
Alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood and Islamists
In August 2015,
The Times reported that Yasmin Hussein, then Amnesty's director of faith and human rights and previously its head of international advocacy and a prominent representative at the
United Nations, had "undeclared private links to men alleged to be key players in a secretive network of global
Islamists", including the
Muslim Brotherhood and
Hamas.
[66][67] Ms. Hussein's husband, Wael Musabbeh and a
Bradford community trust, of which both Mr Musabbeh and Ms Hussein were directors, were alleged by the
United Arab Emirates to be part of a financial and ideological network linking the Muslim Brotherhood to its affiliate in the UAE, which the UAE government in 2013 accused of trying to overthrow the government.
[67] Amnesty said it knew in 2013 of the alleged links between the Muslim Brotherhood, Mr Musabbeh, and the Bradford trust, but did not realize there was any connection to Ms Hussein, Musabbeh's wife of 20 years; it also challenged the fairness of the trial.