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UAE and US accused of running 'secret prisons' in YemenHuman Rights Watch says Emirates sending high-profile prisoners to Eritrea, and accuses their Yemen militia allies of tortureThe 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