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A deserted cell in the public section of Aden Central Prison is shown in this May 9, 2017 photo in Aden, Yemen. A separate, closed wing is run by Yemeni allies of the United Arab Emirates, part of a network of secret prisons in southern Yemen into which h

US risks fallout from UAE’s prisoner abuse scandal in Yemen

July 18, 2018Conflict & Justice

A new report confirming prisoner abuses in southern Yemen is amping up concern in Washington, DC. “It’s just going to further radicalize the Yemeni people,” Senator Chris Murphy says.

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