A rights group has launched a campaign to raise awareness about rampant human rights violations in the United Arab Emirates.
The International Campaign for Freedom in the United Arab Emirates [ICFUAE] made the announcement in a statement this week.
The groups said the "International Campaign to Boycott UAE" has come in response to the oil-rich Gulf state's rampant abuses.
"UAE has been committing war crimes in Yemen in addition to being the hub of modern slavery and labor abuse; the country has grimly failed in respecting human rights," the ICFUAE said.
The group accused the UAE of being a leader in human trafficking, money laundering, and terrorism funding.
It added that it will kick off the campaign on Oct. 15 to pressure Emirati authorities to "respect human rights".
Human Rights Watch has accused the UAE of a wide-ranging list of violations including arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture of detainees as well as mistreatment of migrant workers.
In July, the group said that the UAE was torturing terror suspects from Yemen in a secret prison in Eritrea - the UAE denied the charges.
This week, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, which includes the UAE, fighting in Yemen was placed on a U.N. blacklist for killing and maiming children.
The coalition is responsible for the deaths and injuries of 683 children last year, according to U.N. figures.
Riyadh has rejected the report.
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