UAE and US accused of running 'secret prisons' in Yemen

[TomSea]

UAE and US accused of running 'secret prisons' in Yemen

Human Rights Watch says Emirates sending high-profile prisoners to Eritrea, and accuses their Yemen militia allies of torture

The United Arab Emirates runs at least two secret prisons in Yemen and "disappears" high-profile inmates abroad for interrogation by US spies, two separate investigations alleged on Thursday.

A report by Human Rights Watch said UAE forces were arbitrarily arresting or forcibly disappearing Yemenis and appeared to have "moved high-profile detainees outside the country" including to a base in Eritrea.

In a separate investigation, US defence officials told the Associated Press that US forces had participated in the interrogations of hundreds of prisoners in the Emirati-run jails inside Eritrea and Yemen.

The UAE is a key member of a Saudi-led military coalition that entered Yemen's conflict in 2015 to battle on the government's side against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

Continued: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-running-informal-prisons-yemen-hrw-1014671158

Sometimes, I think our stories need "keywords" such as wot, war on terror.

[EC]

Things that make you go hmmm.

UAE has a rendition prison in Eritrea. The peacekeeping in Eritrea was done by the Qataris until two weeks ago ...