Rights group says Dubai event abruptly cancelled

A leading international watchdog says its press conference in Dubai on human rights issues in the United Arab Emirates has been abruptly cancelled.

Human Rights Watch says it was told by the Novotel hotel that Thursday's conference was cancelled because a government permit was needed.The conference was supposed to discuss the latest report by the New York-based group on the state of human rights in the Emirates.

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