WASHINGTON: A top US general said on Thursday he is "satisfied" with the United Arab Emirates’ response following a report alleging human rights violations in a string of Emirati-run prisons in Yemen.
Amnesty International last week published a report calling for investigations into a network of unofficial prisons across southern Yemen where it said "egregious violations" have been committed, including enforced disappearances and torture. The UAE has dismissed the report as politically motivated and said it does not manage or run any prisons in the war-torn country.
General Joe Votel, who heads the US Central Command that oversees US operations in the Middle East, said he had spoken to Emirati counterparts on the issue. "I am satisfied that the appropriate investigations are underway to determine the facts associated with this," Votel told Pentagon reporters. "We have the confidence that the Emiratis will continue to operate in a manner that befits their values and ours."
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