UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders
Authorities Should End Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Drop Charges

In 2024, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) unjustly convicted and sentenced at least 44 defendants in the second largest unfair mass trial, many of whom had already been serving prison sentences as part of the UAE94 mass trial. The UAE has promoted a public image of tolerance and openness through hosting events like COP28 while restricting scrutiny of its rampant systemic human rights violations and fossil fuel expansion. Migrant workers in the UAE face widespread abuses and exposure to dangerous heat-related health risks.
November 10, 2023
Authorities Should End Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Drop Charges
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