Leaked Doc: Al-Roken Subjected to Constant Torture

Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center revealed that Emirati lawyer and leading human rights defender dr Mohammed al-Roken was subjected to constant torture while in custody.

The Advocacy Center released a leaked document revealing that al-Roken was subjected to constant illumination for 24 hours a day.

The document was leaked from the prison administration during the investigation process of the Emirati political prisoner.

Dr. Al-Roken is a prominent human rights lawyer and law professor from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In July 2012, he was subjected to enforced disappearance. Security forces arrested him as part of a wave of mass arrests that began in March 2012.

 The government initiated the campaign of arrests after a group of prominent activists, including Al-Roken, sent a petition to the president calling for legislative reforms. In March 2013, the UAE opened proceedings against 94 people arrested in the government’s mass arrest campaign including Dr. Al-Roken.

In July 2013, Dr. Al-Roken was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and three years probation.

He is currently detained at Al-Razeen prison, where he was ill-treated and his health has deteriorated.