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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned the detention of South Sudanese political commentator Samuel Peter Oyay, who has been held in a UAE prison for one year without charge.
Joey Shea, senior UAW researcher for HRW spoke of UAE’s policies of repressing dissent, stating:
UAE law, including their criminal procedure and the Arab Charter on Human Rights to which they are a party, provide that those detained are entitled to reasonable and timely process. However, the UAE passed the State Security Apparatus Law in 2003, violating these legal obligations and empowering state security officers to hold detainees for lengthy periods, without oversight, if they are believed to be involved in various activities against the state. According to HRW, this includes anything that “could undermine, weaken the position of, stir animosity against or undermine trust in the State.”
Oyay wrote regularly for independent news platforms, primarily criticizing the South Sudanese government for its alleged corruption and elitism. The last article published prior to his arrest focused on Riek Machar’s trial. The suspended first vice president and leader of the main opposition party was charged with treason and other offences. Oyay criticized the trial as a ploy by President Salva Kiir to weaken a political rival.
HRW stresses the ties between the UAE and South Sudan, noting that their relations have strengthened in recent years. In April 2024, a UAE company signed an “oil-for-cash” deal with South Sudan, valued at approximately 12.9 billion USD. However, South Sudan has been facing a crisis of disrupted oil exports due to the violent civil war in neighbouring Sudan.
HRW has condemned the UAE for providing military support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), responsible for mass atrocities in the Sudanese war. The rights organization pointed out that hundreds of Colombian private military contractors were being recruited by the Global Security Services Group and were trained at Emirati military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support RSF operations.
The UAE has been extensively criticized by numerous human rights organizations for a range of abuses. In 2025, Amnesty International documented unfair trials and use of the death penalty, arbitrary detention, irresponsible arms transfers, and an abusive sponsorship system for migrant workers.
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Joey Shea, senior UAW researcher for HRW spoke of UAE’s policies of repressing dissent, stating:
Oyay was arrested on September 30, 2025, by six security personnel attending his home. Oyay’s wife, Vivian Johnson, stated that they conducted a two hour search, while her children were locked in a room and her phone was taken. A source told HRW that the officers were in plainclothes, and did not show a warrant nor offer any explanation or legal basis for the arrest.
UAE law, including their criminal procedure and the Arab Charter on Human Rights to which they are a party, provide that those detained are entitled to reasonable and timely process. However, the UAE passed the State Security Apparatus Law in 2003, violating these legal obligations and empowering state security officers to hold detainees for lengthy periods, without oversight, if they are believed to be involved in various activities against the state. According to HRW, this includes anything that “could undermine, weaken the position of, stir animosity against or undermine trust in the State.”
Oyay wrote regularly for independent news platforms, primarily criticizing the South Sudanese government for its alleged corruption and elitism. The last article published prior to his arrest focused on Riek Machar’s trial. The suspended first vice president and leader of the main opposition party was charged with treason and other offences. Oyay criticized the trial as a ploy by President Salva Kiir to weaken a political rival.
HRW stresses the ties between the UAE and South Sudan, noting that their relations have strengthened in recent years. In April 2024, a UAE company signed an “oil-for-cash” deal with South Sudan, valued at approximately 12.9 billion USD. However, South Sudan has been facing a crisis of disrupted oil exports due to the violent civil war in neighbouring Sudan.
HRW has condemned the UAE for providing military support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), responsible for mass atrocities in the Sudanese war. The rights organization pointed out that hundreds of Colombian private military contractors were being recruited by the Global Security Services Group and were trained at Emirati military bases before being deployed to Sudan to support RSF operations.
The UAE has been extensively criticized by numerous human rights organizations for a range of abuses. In 2025, Amnesty International documented unfair trials and use of the death penalty, arbitrary detention, irresponsible arms transfers, and an abusive sponsorship system for migrant workers.
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