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User:Geo Swan/Prisons in the UAE

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The United Arab Emirates operates five prisons, the oldest of which is the Al Wathba prison, which was built in 1983.[1][2][3][4]

UAE prisons
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Al Wathba 1983 open
  • has been widely reported for inhumane conditions.[1][5][6]
Al Razeen
  • holds 100 captives.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jon Lockett (2018-11-23). "'GUANTANAMO OF THE UAE' Chained to beds, burned with cigarettes and threatened with rape… Inside the hell hole Abu Dhabi prison system facing Brit jailed for spying". The Sun (UK). Retrieved 2018-11-25. Built 35 years ago, it is the largest and oldest of the emirate's five prisons and contains male and female prisoners separated by large metal gates. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Women in Abu Dhabi prisons complain of torture and the threat of rape". Arab Organization for Human Rights. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-11-25. Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has received a complaint from political prisoners in the UAE, complaining of deteriorating conditions of detention, torture and degrading treatment, which poses a threat to their lives and safety. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Detention Facilities in the United Arab Emirates" (PDF). UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. April 2013. Retrieved 2018-11-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Diana Alghoul (2018-05-31). "'Let us know when she's dead': Cancer patient tortured in UAE prison". The New Arab. Retrieved 2018-11-25. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "The Shocking History of 'Al Wathba' Central Prison, Abu Dhabi and a 'Culture of Deception & Secrecy'". Reparation Law. Retrieved 2018-11-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Arrest and Detention in Abu Dhabi". Retrieved 2018-11-25. Conditions are Spartan, often cramped because of overcrowding. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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