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CAT status
Status under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
State Party since 19 July, 2012
United Arab Emirates
At a glance
The government imposes restrictions on fundamental human rights and freedoms, severely shrinking the civic space. Many human rights defenders, journalists, and activists have been subjected to arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearance, prolonged isolation, torture and other ill-treatment. The State security agency (SSA) is also involved in several human rights abuses under the pretext of national security. The members of OMCT’s SOS-Torture Network advocate for the release of human rights activists arbitrarily detained in UAE prisons.
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