Amnesty International says UAE abused Indian prisoners

[Prometheus]

Rights group Amnesty International has condemned authorities in the United Arab Emirates over the alleged torture and forced confession of 17 Indians.
They were sentenced to death last month for killing a Pakistani man.
Amnesty says the men were taken to the scene of the killing in the emirate of Sharjah and forced to re-enact it.
It says they were made to beat a police officer posing as the dead man a month after their arrest - an act filmed and presented as genuine evidence.
There has so far been no comment so far on the allegations from the UAE authorities.
'Faked video'
Citing evidence produced by Indian rights group Lawyers For Human Rights International (LFHRI), Amnesty said that the 17 men were beaten with clubs, given electric shocks, deprived of sleep and forced to stand on one leg for prolonged periods.
"This is a mockery of justice. These 17 men have been tortured, forced to confess and sentenced to death based on a faked video," Amnesty's deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, Hassiba Hadj Sharaoui said.
"Amnesty International is calling on the UAE authorities to investigate the allegations of torture and abuse and to ensure the 17 men receive a fair trial on appeal," the group said in a statement.
The murder allegedly took place after a dispute over control of an illegal alcohol business.
About 50 people were involved in the fatal attack in which the Pakistani man was stabbed repeatedly.
Correspondents said gang violence connected to illicit alcohol is on the increase in the UAE, where the sale of such drink is controlled.
Reports said that it could be the highest number of death sentences handed down at one time in the Emirates.
The 17 have appealed and are due to reappear in court on 19 May

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[Parashuram1]

Well to be honest, that region isn't known for its concern of human rights to suspected prisoners who aren't guilty or for that matter anyone that isn't their own. My bitter experience in Saudi is one thing at the airport.

And funny how they say that we Westerners are cruel, discriminative and what not!

 

[Hussein]

Well to be honest, that region isn't known for its concern of human rights to suspected prisoners who aren't guilty or for that matter anyone that isn't their own. My bitter experience in Saudi is one thing at the airport.

And funny how they say that we Westerners are cruel, discriminative and what not!

you cannot compare Saudi and UAE

 

[Parashuram1]

you cannot compare Saudi and UAE

And then with what rights do member claim here that European countries aren't free enough? As in, when their own countries have cut-throat restrictions based on stern and intolerant religious interpretations, they have no right to criticize Switzerland or any other European country's constitution. Racist neo-Nazis, yes they deserve criticism and much worse but not the general public and the social structure.

 

[Awesome]

This "beating" a confession sort of thing doesn't happen in UAE. That too when these guys were like labor camp guys - people of no importance, no money, on either side.

They probably didn't treat the Indians - that too murdering Indians, with dignity but I seriously doubt that any confession was forced.

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This "beating" a confession sort of thing doesn't happen in UAE. That too when these guys were like labor camp guys - people of no importance, no money, on either side.

They probably didn't treat the Indians - that too murdering Indians, with dignity but I seriously doubt that any confession was forced.