United Arab Emirates - Concern about judicial bias, lack of due process

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders has written to Gabriela Knaul, the UN special rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, who is to begin a one-week visit to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow. The letter expresses concern about deep flaws in the UAE's judicial system and the lack of impartiality in the sentences imposed on information providers. Ms. Gabriela Knaul Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers c/o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (...)

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