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PRESS REPORTS  ON HUMAN RIGHTS, UAE

 

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Hindustan Times
Citizen's News
These are prisoners whom the Abu Dhabi police try to keep out of sight of the outside world. Visting dignitaries are led through prison corridors where there is discipline and respect for law. But few get to know what happens behind the walls.

The Pioneer 
Prisoners of the desert...
The Al Wathba Central Prison is a big facility spread over many acres. There are plush offices, reception area, staff quarters and well-kept jails for all to see. However there is a compound which houses the torture chamber, the detention center and the execution arena. 

In this compound there are 10 special blocks meant to detain the Third World country people and hard-core criminals. The prisoners here have no rights and are entirely at the mercy of policemen who guard them. Lead story

The Financial Times, London
The Business Case for Human Rights
"Can you imagine doing business in a society where your staff are at risk of being arrested, detained or exiled for no apparent reason? It is not rare, there have been numerous examples of late of business people being detained. Will expatriate staff be willing to stay? Can you afford to lose the investment in recruiting, training and developing individual local staff?".... Mary Robinson.  Lead story

The Khaleej Times
19 June 2001
2000 women among pardoned prisoners
PRISON authorities in the country have released all UAE nationals covered by the amnesty granted by the President, His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. .... The total number being about 6,500 including 2,000 women - both nationals and expatriates. Lead story

Although this is an official figure, looking at the mystical legal system and the frequent violations of Human Rights the prisoners, there may be many more rotting in these prisons who have lost their mental balance and the ability to lead a normal life once they are released. .....
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Khus-khus gets him 10 years in prison

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Why Human Rights Should Matter to the Business World

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