UAE: Eight Lebanese Face Unfair Trial

Expand The Abu Dhabi Federal Supreme Court.  © 2011 Reuters/Nikhil Monteiro   (Beirut) – Emirati authorities detained eight Lebanese nationals for more than a year without charge in an unknown location, ill-treating them and denying them their due process rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Their trial, which began on February 13, 2019, continues to be marred with violations. The third session is set for March 27.   Family members told Human Rights Watch that the defendants, who face terrorism charges, have been held in prolonged solitary confinement and denied access to their families,…

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