On September 29, 2023, the United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, presented the annual report of the UN Secretary-General on intimidation and reprisals against those cooperating with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms. 

The report highlights allegations of acts of intimidation and reprisals committed during the reporting period, – i.e., from May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023 – as well as updates on acts of reprisals documented in previous reports. 

Although the reprisals report did not mention any individual case in the UAE, it did refer to the Committee against Torture’s (CAT) Concluding Observations of 2022. The CAT expressed concern over widely documented acts of torture committed by UAE authorities, which continue to be treated with complete impunity.