200 detainees raped by UAE forces in Aden: UN report

ADEN, Aug. 28 (YPA) – The UAE occupation forces have raped a total of 200 detainees and forcibly disappeared in the port city of Aden, southern Yemen, according to a report issued by UN experts .

The report said that the experts panel had conducted investigations into sexual violence, including the rape of adult male detainees by Emirati officers.

According to the detainees in the detention facility of the Saudi-led coalition in Boriqa district, they were interrogated naked, blindfolded and handcuffed, as well as they were sexually assaulted and raped.

The report confirmed that in March 2018, the UAE forces raided Bir Ahmed prison facility in the city and committed acts of sexual violence.

“About 200 detainees were stripped of their clothing collectively while the UAE officers examined their holes forcibly,” the report said. “During this inspection, many detainees were raped by using various tools, sticks and fingers.”

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