United Arab Emirates: 17 Indians tortured, sentenced to death

Index Number: MDE 25/001/2010
Date Published: 22 April 2010
Categories: UAE

Seventeen Indian migrant workers have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after an unfair trial, for the murder of a Pakistani national. Some of the 17 are said to have been tortured to make them "confess." They may be at risk of further torture.