UPDATED: UN Special Procedures Publishes Urgent Appeal on the Ill Treatment of Female Detainees at the UAE Al-Wathba prison

***On 4 May 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) prisoner Alia Abdulnoor died in custody following a battle with terminal breast cancer. On 12 February 2019, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human[…]