UAE officials should investigate and prosecute credible accusations of torture reported by detainees, observed by Human Rights Watch (HRW). According to HRW, three former detainees and the relative of a current detainee alleges instances of beatings, forced standings, and being shackled and blindfolded. The inmates were also allegedly threatened with rape, electrocution and death. The detainees were members of a group of 10 Libyan businessmen arrested in 2014, under suspected links to the Muslim Brotherhood which is considered a terrorist organization in the UAE. Six of the businessmen are still imprisoned. HRW also stated that none of the detainees were allowed to seek out legal assistance.