Joint Statement: UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28
1May 2023 Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue their sustained assault on human rights and freedoms, including targeting...
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50 Emirati Detainees Held Behind Release Date
50 Emirati political prisoners are continued to be held in the so-called ‘Counselling Centres’ behind their release date, in yet...
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Emirati Political Prisoner Held beyond Release Date for 160 Days
Emirati imprisoned academic Issa Moaded Abdullah Al-Sari is continued to be held in UAE jails behind his release date for...
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AOHR UK hosts panel of experts on the UAE’s continued persecution of human rights activists.
Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has hosted another successful webinar, bringing together experts, policymakers, and...
Read moreWebinar on Political Prisoners in UAE
The UAE's prisons, hold dozens of political prisoners and human rights activists for campaigning for reform in the Gulf country....
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Emirati Abdel Salam Darwish Remains in Detention for 36 Days Despite Finishing his Sentence
In a clear violation of human rights treaties, the UAE authorities continue to hold dozens of political detainees and subject...
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Widespread and systematic human rights abuses in UAE exposed in UN report
Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) notes the litany of concerns raised by the Committee Against...
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UAE – Ongoing Detention of 35 Individuals despite Expiration of Their Sentences
The UAE authorities continue to arbitrarily hold 35 detainees in what it calls "counselling centres", despite expiration of their sentences,...
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UAE: Mohammed al-Roken Continues to be Detained beyond His Release Date
The UAE authorities continue to detain the human rights lawyer Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken although he completed his 10-year prison sentence...
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Ex-Lawyer of Murdered Jamal Khashoggi Arrested in UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) security agents have detained US citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who previously served...
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