Human rights in the United Arab Emirates

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According to human rights organisations, the government of the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the regime are detained and imprisoned, and their families are often harassed by the state security apparatus.[1]

Homosexuality[change | change source]

Homosexuality is illegal and is a crime that is punishable with imprisonment, fines, flogging, deportation,[2] chemical castration,[3] beatings in police custody,[4][5] forced hormone injections,[6] and torture by police forces.[5][7][8]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Dubai princess' 'hostage' video shines light on rights record". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ↑ Lucas Ramón Mendos (March 2019). "State-sponsored Homophobia 2019 edition" (PDF). ILGA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ↑ Bollinger, Alex (17 August 2019). "The 1975's lead singer kissed a man on stage in Dubai to protest anti-gay laws". LGBTQ Nation.
  4. ↑ Duffy, Nick (22 December 2015). "Judge blocks extradition of gay British man to UAE, where gays can face death penalty". PinkNews.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mendos, Lucas Ramón (2019). "State-Sponsored Homophobia 13 Edition" (PDF). ilga.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Douglas, Benji (2012-09-14). "Gays In The United Arab Emirates Face Flogging, Hormone Injections, Prison". queerty.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Duffy, Nick (2015-12-22). "Judge blocks extradition of gay British man to UAE, where gays can face death penalty". pinknews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Raped and tortured in a Dubai prison: Former managing director of Leeds United reveals the hell he endured after being jailed and outed as gay by authorities in UAE". ICFUAE | International Campaign For Freedom in the UAE. 2017-11-08. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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