Middle East and North Africa: End Curbs on Women’s Mobility
Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel, Other Movement

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) invests in a strategy to paint the country as progressive, tolerant, and rights-respecting while carrying out repression against dissent. Many activists and dissidents remain detained for exercising their rights to free expression and association. Prisons hold detainees in dismal conditions, including overcrowding and lack of adequate medical care. The UAE deploys advanced surveillance technologies to monitor public spaces, internet activity, and individuals’ phones and computers. The government blocks international human rights organizations and UN experts from independently conducting in-country research. The Saudi and UAE-led coalition continue their military campaign against the Houthi armed group in Yemen which has included unlawful airstrikes that have killed and wounded thousands of civilians.
Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel, Other Movement
Deprived of Freedom with Little Prospect of a New Life
Abusive Provisions Remain; New Measures Increase Rights Restrictions
Free Ahmed Mansoor to Set Better Tone for COP28 Climate Conference
Male Guardianship Rules Hamper Travel, Other Movement
Detaining Ahmed Mansoor Sends Chilling Message
In Bonn, Ahead of COP28, Confront UAE on Oil, Rights
Existing Protections Woefully Inadequate in Warming Climate
Syrian Government Officials Should be Investigated for Crimes Against Humanity
Risk of Arbitrary Detention, Ill-Treatment in the United Arab Emirates