Human rights in UAE

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Human rights in UAE

Role of UAE IN HUMAN RIGHTS. What UAE HAS DONE TO SUPPORT THEM.

Role of UAE IN HUMAN RIGHTS-What UAE HAS DONE TO SUPPORT THEM

According to human rights organizations, the government of the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions. Also, citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties.

There are reports of forced disappearances in the UAE. Many foreign nationals and Emirate citizens have been abducted by the UAE government and illegally detained and tortured. In numerous instances, the UAE government has tortured people in custody (especially expats and political dissidents) and has denied their citizens the right to a speedy trial and access to counsel during official investigations.

Flogging and stoning are legal forms of judicial punishment in the UAE due to Sharia courts. The government restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The local media are to avoid criticizing the government, government officials or royal families. Freedom of association and freedom of religion are also curtailed.

Human rights in UAE

Despite being elect ed to the UN Council, the UAE has not signed most international human-rights and labour-rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) abuses many international human rights conventions and laws through a high intolerance of criticism leading to arbitrary arrests, its involvement in the war in Yemen and labour abuses towards migrant workers.

In fact, the Human Freedom Index 2017 ranked the UAE 116th out of 159 countries, behind Qatar and Lebanon. The UN also raised concerns about the human rights situation in the UAE in January 2018. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report highlighting the suppression of freedom of expression and the undue influence of executive authorities and security services on the judiciary.