The human rights organisation Reprieve – which assists British and other victims of police torture in the Emirates – has previously raised concerns with UKTI about its support for the event. Reprieve‘s research has found that some 75 per cent of prisoners in Dubai Central Jail reported having been tortured into ‚confessing‘. They include British citizens who say they were subjected to electric shocks. Despite this, a recommended ‘product requirement list’ given to UK companies ahead of this week’s event included the category ‚Public Order Equipment – Electronic‘.