Yemeni detainee describes torture in UAE prison

Ali Hassan Ali Bakhtiyan spent over two years in a secret prison run by the UAE and local Yemeni troops, enduring torture and inhumane conditions. Accused of being a member of the Islah Party, he was released without charge in 2019. The discovery of secret prisons at UAE bases in Hadramout has sparked investigations into human rights violations, with Emirati forces denying the accusations. The government’s National Commission is conducting inquiries into the shocking revelations of torture in these illegal detention centers.

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