United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Amnesty International Annual Report 2013

Published by on May 23, 2013

Amnesty International 23 May 2013 In February and June, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concluded that the arrests in 2011 of Abdelsalam Abdallah Salim, Akbar Omar and activist Ahmed Mansoor were arbitrary. The WGAD requested that the government provide reparations to the three men and ratify the ICCPR; the government had not fulfilled either request by the end of the year. The UAE acceded to the UN Convention against Torture in July. It did not recognize the competency of the UN Committee against Torture to investigate allegations of torture. The government also made a declaration on the Read the full article…

United Arab Emirates: 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

Published by on April 19, 2013

US Department of State 19 April 2013 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven semiautonomous emirates with a resident population of approximately 8.5 million, of whom an estimated 11.5 percent are citizens. The rulers of the seven emirates constitute the Federal Supreme Council, the country’s highest legislative and executive body. The council selects a president and a vice president from its membership, and the president appoints the prime minister and cabinet. In 2009 the council selected Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi Emirate, to a second five-year term as president. The emirates are Read the full article…

United Arab Emirates: Freedom in the World 2013

Published by on April 10, 2013

Freedom House 10 April 2013 The United Arab Emirates increased its efforts to suppress political dissent throughout 2012, arresting scores of activists and imprisoning many without charge while deporting others. A highly restrictive cyber law was passed in November giving authorities broader power to crackdown on online criticism of the government and on activists using the internet or social media to organize demonstrations. Read full report here.

United Arab Emirates: World Report 2013

Published by on January 31, 2013

Human Rights Watch 31 January 2013 The human rights situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worsened in 2012 as authorities arbitrarily detained and deported civil society activists, and harassed and intimidated their lawyers. In September, an independent monitor found significant problems in the treatment of migrant workers on the high-profile Saadiyat Island project in Abu Dhabi, identifying the payment of illegal recruitment fees as a key concern. Read full report here.

United Arab Emirates: Amnesty International annual report 2012

Published by on May 24, 2012

Amnesty International Annual Report 2012: the state of the world’s human rights United Arab Emirates 24 May 2012 Five men were arbitrarily detained and subsequently sentenced to prison terms in connection with criticism of the government and for calling for reforms, then released under a presidential pardon. The authorities replaced the executive boards of four NGOs who joined in a call for direct elections. Women continued to face discrimination in law and in practice. Foreign migrant workers, particularly women domestic workers, were inadequately protected against exploitation and abuse by their employers. The government refused to co-operate with UN human rights Read the full article…