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June 15, 2018

Investigators call on Dubai to clean up its real estate sector

Investigators say Dubai has become an open market for money laundering and a safe haven for the corrupt.
October 28, 2015

UK supports Dubai police fair despite UAE torture record

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is supporting a trade fair hosted by the Dubai police this week, despite widespread use of police torture in the United Arab Emirates.
November 2, 2014

UK government backs Dubai police equipment fair despite UAE torture record

The UK Government has been criticised over its backing for an equipment fair hosted by police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
April 21, 2014

Tortured Briton in UAE prison punished for mistreatment complaint

A British student who was arrested and tortured in Sharjah, UAE has been punished by prison authorities after complaining about his mistreatment.
April 13, 2014

Briton tortured into ‘confessing’ faces sentencing in Dubai

A Briton beaten and threatened by Dubai police before being made to sign documents in a language he did not understand, expects a verdict in his trial on 15 April.
March 17, 2014

Court hears evidence of Briton’s torture by Dubai police

A court in the United Arab Emirates yesterday heard evidence detailing the torture by local police of a British man charged with drugs offences.
November 26, 2013

Police torture reported by 75% of UAE prisoners.

A new report from the legal and human rights charity Reprieve shows that 75 per cent of prisoners in Dubai central jail allege they have been tortured by police.
May 1, 2013

Investigate torture of Britons, Cameron to tell UAE President

David Cameron says he will raise the issue of three British men tortured by Dubai police with the President of the United Arab Emirates during his state visit.
April 21, 2013

British mother asks Dubai court to send her son home.

The mother of one of three British men tortured by police in the UAE has asked a Dubai court to let her son return home.
April 29, 2009

Amnesty says children and justice must come first in Pearce case

Amnesty International has welcomed news that Marnie Pearce, a British woman jailed in Dubai for adultery, has been released. But it says that the decision to deny her custody of her children must be reversed.