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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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