A/HRC/43/51/Add.3 United Arab Emirates 721. JUA 31/07/2019 Case no: ARE 3/2019 State reply: 17/10/2019 Allegations concerning the ongoing imprisonment and ill-treatment of the human rights defender and lawyer Mr. Mohamed Abdullah Al-Roken. 722. PR 07/05/2019 UAE: UN experts condemn conditions of detention for jailed activist Ahmed Mansoor 723. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the United Arab Emirates for providing replies to his letter sent during the reporting period, and looks forward to receiving the translations. 724. Concerns regarding the arrest and trial of Mr. Al-Roken have been raised by the Special Rapporteur in previous reporting periods. He remains seriously concerned about the ongoing imprisonment of Mr. Al-Roken and his alleged regular placement in solitary confinement, which appear to be a direct result of his human rights work and his exercise of the right to freedom of expression. He is also deeply concerned at the allegations received indicating that torture and/or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment may have occurred during Mr. Al-Roken’s detention. He further wishes to express his concern over the alleged repeated preclusion of the human rights defender from contact with his family and lawyer. 725. The Special Rapporteur would also like reiterate his concerns about the reliability of evidence used in the trial of human rights defenders, judges and lawyers, including Mr. AlRoken, on state security offences, which became known as the case of the UAE 94. Serious questions remain about the factual basis of supposed evidence, particularly in light of allegations that it was obtained under torture. 98