Category Archives: United Arab Emirates

Secret prisons and strategic diplomacy: How the UAE masks its human rights abuses in Yemen

Disclaimer: This text was written prior to President Biden’s announcement to halt all offensive military [...]

15
Feb
Appointment of UAE Ministry of Interior Official to the Presidency of INTERPOL

19 international human rights organizations sent a letter to the Secretary-General of Interpol, during which [...]

29
Oct
The United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Violations in the Yemen Conflict

What started as a civil war in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, quickly escalated [...]

15
Oct
Cybersecurity in the UAE

During the 21st century, and particularly during the 2010s, the issue of cybersecurity has become [...]

29
May
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts

The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]

12
May
UAE: HIV treatment in prison negated to non-nationals

The United Arab Emirates tests prisoners for HIV but does not treat all of them: [...]

06
Nov
Upcoming Event: Solidarity Stand for Ahmed Mansoor

EN Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent Emirati human rights defender, is serving a ten-year prison sentence [...]

16
Oct
United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Mansoor Continues his Protest Against the Poor Conditions of his Detention

In early September, the well-known human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, already a member of Gulf [...]

03
Oct
UAE: Police Find Truck with 18 People Being Trafficked Across the Border

On 10 September 2019, UAE security forces prevented eighteen migrants from being smuggled clandestinely in [...]

12
Sep
United Arab Emirates: Human rights defender Osama AlNajjar Released

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have freed activist and political prisoner Osama AlNajjar [...]

12
Aug