Detainees

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2023-107-001
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2023
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 23.424076

Longitude: 53.847818

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
United Arab Emirates
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • UN Treaty Bodies: CAT
Dates of prior UN action
22 August 2022
Type of record
General situation addressed
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

detainees; human rights defenders and persons accused of offences against State security;

Type of rights defended
  • Unclear in SG Report
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.

Engagement with UN body
  • Unclear
Type of attempted engagement
  • Unclear
Reprisal information
  1. The Committee against Torture, in its concluding observations of the initial report of the United Arab Emirates adopted on 22 August 2022, expressed concern at reports77 of torture or ill-treatment of detainees in reprisal for their cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. The Committee expressed further concerns over reports received detailing a pattern of torture and ill-treatment against human rights defenders and persons accused of offences against State security who, by virtue of the State security or terrorism charges against them, are subject to a legal regime with fewer and more restrictive procedural guarantees. The Committee recommended the State party to ensure that human rights defenders, including those sharing information with United Nations human rights mechanisms, are able to work safely and effectively in the State party, including by creating an enabling environment in which they can carry out their work in the promotion and protection of human rights (CAT/C/ARE/CO/1 paras. 13, 14 (b)78).
Types of reprisals suffered
  • Physical attack: Torture/Cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
Yes
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No