United Arab Emirates

Abduction 2
Access to procedures 7
Administrative law 1
Ahmadis 6
Airports 1
Aliens 1
Anglican 1
Anti-terrorism law 5
Appeal / Right to appeal 5
Arbitrary arrest and detention 74
Armed forces / Military 3
Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 2
Asylum policy 2
Asylum-migration nexus 2
Asylum-seekers 7
Baha'i 11
Bail 1
Bedoon 2
Border conflict 1
Buddhist 10
Burden of proof 1
Burden-sharing and international co-operation 2
Catholic 1
Changes of circumstances in home country 1
Child labour 5
Child prostitution 4
Child soldiers 3
Children's rights 27
Children-at-risk 17
Christian 11
Citizenship / Nationality law 7
Civil and political rights 5
Combatants / Former combatants 1
Conflict situation 2
Constitutional law 1
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 1
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) 2
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1
Copts 2
Corruption 5
Country of origin information (COI) 1
Credibility assessment 2
Criminal justice 20
Death in custody 1
Death penalty 18
Democracy 7
Deportation / Forcible return 6
Disappeared persons 35
Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 21
Domestic violence 13
Drug trafficking 1
Druze 8
Economic, social and cultural rights 16
Effective protection 2
Effective remedy 4
Egyptians 2
Elections 8
Embargo 1
Emigrants 1
Entry / Exit 2
Equal opportunities 1
Equality before the law 1
Evangelical 1
Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 1
Exiles 1
Expulsion 3
Extradition 1
Extrajudicial executions 14
Falun Gong 1
Family reunification 2
Female genital mutilation (FGM) 1
Forced labour 27
Foreign occupation 1
Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 56
Freedom of assembly and association 69
Freedom of conscience 10
Freedom of expression 174
Freedom of information 110
Freedom of movement 22
Freedom of religion 52
Freedom of speech 77
Fresh / New claim 1
Gender discrimination 37
Gender mainstreaming 1
Gender-based persecution 2
Generalized violence 1
Good governance 4
HIV and AIDS 5
Habeas corpus 1
Harmful traditional practices 1
Hindu 11
Honour killings 2
Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 3
Human Rights Council 11
Human rights activists 48
Human rights and fundamental freedoms 65
Human rights law 1
Human rights monitors 14
Humanitarian assistance 1
Illegal entry 1
Immigration Detention 7
Immigration law 2
Impunity 5
Independence of judiciary 12
International criminal law 1
International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 3
International protection 4
Involuntary repatriation 1
Ismaili 6
Jew 9
Jurisdiction 1
Juvenile justice system 1
Kurd 1
Labour law 2
Legal representation / Legal aid 2
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 7
Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims 1
Mass exodus 1
Maternal and child health care 1
Mentally disadvantaged persons 1
Migrant rights 34
Migrants 46
Military operations 4
Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 2
Minorities 9
Minority rights 1
Multiple nationality 1
Muslim 12
National security / Public order 5
Naturalization 1
Non-refoulement 3
Opposition 8
Orthodox Christian 3
Palestinian 7
Passports 6
Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation 2
Persecution based on nationality 2
Persecution based on political opinion 31
Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 9
Persons with disabilities 12
Police 15
Political groups 2
Political parties 7
Political situation 22
Polygamy 2
Pre-trial detention 8
Prison or detention conditions 32
Prisoners of war 2
Prostitution / Commercial sex work 11
Protests / Demonstrations / Riots / Civil unrest 1
Public health 2
Racial / Ethnic persecution 3
Refugee / Asylum law 1
Refugee seamen 2
Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 2
Refugee travel documents / CTDs 2
Refugees 15
Religious discrimination 21
Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 11
Rescue at sea / Interception at sea 1
Resettlement 1
Residence permits / Residency 23
Right to a nationality 3
Right to development 1
Right to education 7
Right to employment 17
Right to family life 1
Right to health 3
Right to justice 6
Right to leave 2
Right to liberty and security 4
Right to life 1
Right to registration at birth 2
Right to return 1
Right to self-determination 4
Rights of non-citizens 7
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 48
SGBV 26
Safe country of origin 1
Sale of children 2
Security forces 9
Security situation 12
Sexual and reproductive rights 3
Shia 11
Sikh 11
Smuggling of persons 4
Social group discrimination 13
Social group persecution 1
State protection 3
Statelessness 26
Sunni 11
Sur place persecution 1
Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 6
Tamil 1
Temporary protection 1
Terrorism 34
Threats / Intimidation 2
Torture 29
Trafficking in persons 65
Transitional justice (including amnesty laws) 5
Travel documents 2
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 13
Unlawful departure 1
Visas 14
Well-founded fear of persecution 1
Witnesses 1
Women's rights 55
Women-at-risk 16
Work permits 11
Zoroastrian 5

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UAE: Prominent academic jailed for 10 years over tweets in outrageous blow to freedom of expression 29 March 2017 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
United Arab Emirates: Stop paying lip service to human rights and release Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith 28 March 2017 \| Publisher: International Federation for Human Rights \| Document type: Country News
RSF decries UAE crackdown on remaining independent voices 21 March 2017 \| Publisher: Reporters Without Borders \| Document type: Country News
UAE: Surprise overnight raid leads to arrest of prominent human rights defender 20 March 2017 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
UAE Decision not to release Osama al-Najjar 'indefensible' 18 March 2017 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country News
UAE: Jordanian Journalist Convicted 17 March 2017 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country News
Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness 2017 8 March 2017 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - United Arab Emirates 3 March 2017 \| Publisher: United States Department of State \| Document type: Annual Reports
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy 28 February 2017 \| Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service \| Document type: Country Reports
Amnesty International Report 2016/17 - United Arab Emirates 22 February 2017 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Annual Reports

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