Britons Accuse UAE of Torture Before UN Panel

Date: 12 July 2022 - 21:40

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GENEVA (Reuters) -- Two British men who had been detained in the United Arab Emirates gave evidence before a UN committee on torture on Tuesday, with one saying he was subjected to solitary confinement and the other abuse with an electric shock baton. Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad testified before the Geneva-based committee on Tuesday in a rare public example of allegations of torture against the Persian Gulf State. The committee is also reviewing other countries’ records. Ahmad said he was tortured with the baton “for wearing a Qatar T-shirt” while visiting the UAE on holiday to watch a football tournament in 2019 -- a time of diplomatic tensions between the two neighbors.