United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates authorities continue to invest in a “soft power” strategy aimed at painting the country as a progressive, tolerant, and rights-respecting nation. Many activists and dissidents, some of whom have completed their sentences, remain detained simply for exercising their rights to free expression and association. Prisons across the UAE hold detainees in dismal and unhygienic conditions, where overcrowding and lack of adequate medical care are widespread. The UAE continues to block representatives of international human rights organizations and UN experts from conducting in-country research and visiting prisons and detention facilities.
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UAE: Arbitrary Targeting of Pakistani Shia Residents
Enforced Disappearances, Incommunicado Detention, Groundless Deportation
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The Persecution of Ahmed Mansoor
How the United Arab Emirates Silenced its Most Famous Human Rights Activist
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UAE: Unrelenting Harassment of Dissidents’ Families
Travel Bans, Active Surveillance, Restrictions on Basic Rights
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UAE: Prominent Jailed Activist in Danger
Ahmed Mansoor’s Leaked Letter Details Mistreatment in Prison
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UAE: Arbitrary Targeting of Pakistani Shia Residents
Enforced Disappearances, Incommunicado Detention, Groundless Deportation
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Middle East/North Africa: End Violent Punishment of Children
Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies
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UAE: Foreign Debtor Trapped in Dire Circumstances
Prevented from Leaving, Working to Repay Debts, Accessing Health Care
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Interpol: UAE Official’s Candidacy Raises Human Rights Alarms
Emirates Have Notoriously Abusive State Security Apparatus
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UAE: Greater Progress Needed on Women's Rights
Significant Discrimination Against Women, Girls in Law and Practice
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