Torture in the UAE ‘widespread and often unpunished’

Survivors of torture at the hands of UAE security forces gave gut-wrenching and chilling personal accounts at a press conference in Geneva on Monday, ahead of the latest session for the UN Committee Against Torture. The press conference, held online and at the Geneva Press Club, followed a report jointly authored by MENA Rights Group and the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC), published late last month and submitted to the UN committee, which found that “torture is widespread in the country and often goes unpunished”. At its session in Geneva taking place from 12-29 July, the UN Committ…

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