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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW encouraged the United Arab Emirates to ratify ICCPR, ICESCR ... The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention invited it to ratify ICESCR. [Para 1] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:In 2009, the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children recommended that that all persons under 18 years of age who were sexually exploited not be treated as criminals but rather as victims, and that all possible measures be taken to avoid their stigmatization and social marginalization ... [Para 26] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:NeglectedContents:... Protect victims of rape and sexual assault by offering health services and medical attention ... [Para 24] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:CommentSession:15th session, February 2013Status:N/AContents:It urged improvements in maternity protection for all working women as the current maternity leave was very short and the law did not guarantee the right to return to work after maternity leave, which resulted in discriminatory employment practices against women. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider ratifying the ICESCR.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the ICCPR, the ICESCR […] and enhance cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:KenyaKenyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt and implement equal nationality rights to guarantee, in particular women’s rights and gender equality, including removing reservations to the CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:JapanJapanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Fully implement the “Strategic Plan of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking” and the relevant Federal Laws, in order to combat human trafficking issues, including the sexual exploitation of children. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Amend the Penal Code, in particular article 53, in order to repeal the right of a husband to punish his wife and the right of parents or custodians to punish their minor children by means of physical violence. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the protection of migrant workers and in particular female domestic workers, including by implementing existing legislation, reinforcing inspections and enhancing workers' access to remedies. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Reference AddressedContents:Several treaty bodies and special procedures mandate holders recommended the ratification of the ICCPR and the OPs thereto, the ICESCR and the OP thereto, the OP-CEDAW, the OPs-CRC, ... and International Labour Organization (ILO) Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). [Para 2] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CEDAW was concerned about the criminalization of abortion except in very limited cases, which did not include incest, rape and a threat to the health of the pregnant woman, and that women who had reportedly been accused of illegal abortion following miscarriages were faced with criminal charge. [Para 43] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the ICCPR.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FinlandFinlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider ratifying the ICCPR and the ICESCR.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the ICCPR and other core human rights treaties to ensure a more effective protection of human rights.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Cote d'IvoireCote d'IvoireRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Repeal all discriminatory provisions against women in legislation.
ExplanationNoted. The 2022–2026 gender-balance strategy has been adopted. Its purpose is to bridge the gender-balance gap in all sectors, mainstream a gender perspective, promote gender balance in decision-making positions and consolidate the country’s leading position and leadership in relevant legislation. During the past three years, more than 20 new laws and legislative amendments aimed at promoting women's rights and empowerment have been adopted, the most important of which is the Federal Decree-Law on Personal Status applicable to non-Muslims residing in the country. Article 4 of the Decree-Law, which concerns the issue of equality of rights and duties between men and women, aims to promote the principle of equality in matters of witness testimony, inheritance, the right to request divorce and joint custody. With regard to the decriminalization of abortion in some circumstances, the Medical Liability Law provides for two following cases in which doctors can perform an abortion subject to controls: if continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of the pregnant woman and if the foetus is shown to have an abnormality. The Cabinet is currently considering allowing abortion in other specific cases subject to controls and standards.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:LiechtensteinLiechtensteinRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- "Honour crimes"
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Take effective measures to combat so-called “honour-killings” including by prosecuting perpetrators and issuing sentences commensurate with the crime.
ExplanationThe principle of judicial independence in the United Arab Emirates is rooted in the Constitution and the relevant federal laws. The matter is addressed explicitly in article 94 of the Constitution, which states: “Justice is the basis of governance. Judges are to be independent and are subject to no authority in the performance of their duties other than that of the law and their own consciences.” The United Arab Emirates have recently adopted several important pieces of legislation that contribute to strengthening the independence of the judiciary, including Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2022 on the Federal Judiciary, as well as other pieces that enhance access to justice through amendments to the Civil and Criminal Procedures Laws. The State also sought to continuously develop its penal and correctional facilities through increasing capacity and establishing a classification system, their suitability for the number of inmates, rehabilitation programmes and the quality of service provided to inmates. Moreover, it has established, through the Ministry of the Interior supportive organizational units to protect the rights of inmates, including the Oversight and Inspection Branch, as well as medical clinics designated for inmates.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Update the national strategy for the empowerment and advancement of women.
ExplanationThe 2022–2026 gender-balance strategy has been adopted. Its purpose is to bridge the gender-balance gap in all sectors, mainstream a gender perspective, promote gender balance in decision-making positions and consolidate the country’s leading position and leadership in relevant legislation. During the past three years, more than 20 new laws and legislative amendments aimed at promoting women's rights and empowerment have been adopted, the most important of which is the Federal Decree-Law on Personal Status applicable to non-Muslims residing in the country. Article 4 of the Decree-Law, which concerns the issue of equality of rights and duties between men and women, aims to promote the principle of equality in matters of witness testimony, inheritance, the right to request divorce and joint custody. With regard to the decriminalization of abortion in some circumstances, the Medical Liability Law provides for two following cases in which doctors can perform an abortion subject to controls: if continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of the pregnant woman and if the foetus is shown to have an abnormality. The Cabinet is currently considering allowing abortion in other specific cases subject to controls and standards.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MalawiMalawiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to take steps for the promotion and protection of rights of women.
ExplanationThe 2022–2026 gender-balance strategy has been adopted. Its purpose is to bridge the gender-balance gap in all sectors, mainstream a gender perspective, promote gender balance in decision-making positions and consolidate the country’s leading position and leadership in relevant legislation. During the past three years, more than 20 new laws and legislative amendments aimed at promoting women's rights and empowerment have been adopted, the most important of which is the Federal Decree-Law on Personal Status applicable to non-Muslims residing in the country. Article 4 of the Decree-Law, which concerns the issue of equality of rights and duties between men and women, aims to promote the principle of equality in matters of witness testimony, inheritance, the right to request divorce and joint custody. With regard to the decriminalization of abortion in some circumstances, the Medical Liability Law provides for two following cases in which doctors can perform an abortion subject to controls: if continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of the pregnant woman and if the foetus is shown to have an abnormality. The Cabinet is currently considering allowing abortion in other specific cases subject to controls and standards.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:43rd Session, May 2023Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its cooperation with the United Nations human rights mechanisms, in particular with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences.
ExplanationThe UAE is keen to strengthen its cooperation with United Nations bodies, mechanisms and committees in order to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights. The State seeks to benefit from the expertise of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in implementing a number of programmes, activities and specialized workshops, including cooperation with regard to the National Recommendations Tracking Database. The United Arab Emirates is also eager to improve cooperation with special procedures, and it has extended invitations to make field visits to the country to the Special Rapporteur on the right to education and to the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities. It is also considering extending invitations to other special rapporteurs, including those who have previously made visit requests.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:No ResponseContents:To consider the possibility of introducing amendments to national laws on citizenship, so that female citizens married to non-citizens can pass on their nationality to their children in the same way that male citizens married to noncitizens do.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 40) The laws on acquisition of nationality by the children of female citizens were amended pursuant to a presidential decree of 2011, which includes the following provisions:
- The children of female citizens are entitled to the same treatment as nationals of the United Arab Emirates, without any discrimination, in the areas of education, health and employment;
- When they reach the age of 18 years, these children have the right for citizenship in the United Arab Emirates.
UN Compilation:
Para 2) UNICEF noted that in early 2012, a decree had been passed allowing Emirati women married to foreigners to pass their citizenship to their children once they are of legal age. UNHCR welcomed the fact that the issuance of the decree had resulted in the acquisition of Emirati nationality by 1,117 children born to women who are citizens of the United Arab Emirates married to foreigners.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 31) AI noted that the UAE authorities had made some progress on the recommendation to consider allowing female citizens married to non-citizens to pass on their nationality to their children. In November 2011, the UAE President had issued a directive giving the children of UAE women married to foreign nationals the right to apply for citizenship when they reach 18 years of age. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual abuse
Type:CommentSession:29th Session, January 2018Status:N/AContents:International-Lawyers.Org ... called on the United Arab Emirates ... to develop specific operational policies to protect children from the risk of sexual harassment and abuse. -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:15th session, February 2013Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts in the promotion of women rights.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 40) CEDAW was concerned that it was still possible for a husband to prohibit his wife from working and to limit her freedom of movement, pursuant to articles 71 and 72 of the Personal Status Law. It urged the United Arab Emirates to repeal those articles without delay and to review any other provisions that impeded women’s free choice of profession and employment.
Para 47) OHCHR stated that issues relating to women’s rights under personal status laws, such as Federal Law No. 28 (2005), remained in need of development, as they continued to fall outside of the provisions of the CEDAW.
Para 48) CEDAW was concerned that the principle of equality of women and men had still not been enshrined in the Constitution and national legislation, and that discrimination against women had not yet been defined in accordance with the CEDAW and prohibited by law.
Para 49) [CEDAW] was particularly concerned about the de jure maintenance of male guardianship of women and girls, the impossibility for an Emirati woman to sign her own marriage contract, the continued practice of dowry, the obligation imposed on a woman to obey her husband, including sexually, the maintenance of polygamy and the limited grounds available to women to seek divorce, while men could unilaterally request a divorce for any reason.
Para 50) CEDAW took note of the 2011 decree granting nationality to children born of Emirati women and foreign fathers upon reaching the age of majority. However, it remained concerned that Emirati women were still denied equality regarding nationality compared with the rights guaranteed to men.
Para 51) [CEDAW] was deeply concerned that a divorced woman lost custody of her daughters when they reached 13 years of age and of her sons when they reached 11 years of age, or even before those ages if she remarried.
Para 52) [CEDAW] noted with serious concern that, in 2010, the Federal Supreme Court had issued a ruling upholding the right of men to chastise their wives and children and that, in 2013, the United Arab Emirates had not accepted the recommendation made during the second cycle of the universal periodic review to repeal article 53 of the Penal Code, which authorized that right. The Committee was also concerned about the slow progress that had been achieved in enacting comprehensive legislation on violence against women.
Para 53) [CEDAW] was concerned about violence against women resulting from the criminalization of consensual sexual relations between adults outside of marriage, under article 356 of the Penal Code, and the use of that article to criminalize women in prostitution and women who were victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse. It was concerned that, in all those cases, women faced harsh sanctions, such as prison sentences, torture and the death penalty, and inhuman, cruel or degrading punishment in the form of stoning or flogging. It was also concerned that hundreds of women were reportedly serving sentences after being convicted of having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (zina).
Para 54) [CEDAW] was concerned that access to justice by women and girls, including effective legal remedies, was severely hampered by the reluctance to register complaints and the negative attitudes of law enforcement officials towards women denouncing acts of violence committed against them.
Para 55) [CEDAW] was also concerned about the discriminatory treatment of women in courts, especially foreign women, the lack of interpretation services and legal aid and the disproportionately severe sentences imposed on foreign women in criminal court proceedings.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 52) HRW stated that discrimination on the basis of sex and gender was not included in the definition of discrimination in the 2015 anti-discrimination law, …
Para 53) GCENR stated that the nationality law discriminated on the basis of gender with regard to the conferral of nationality on non-national spouses. Article 3 enshrined the right of Emirati men to confer nationality on foreign spouses, however, the same right was denied to Emirati women.
Para 54) According to HRW, Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 regulated matters of personal status, and some of its provisions discriminated against women. For instance, the law provided that, for a woman to marry, her male guardian must conclude her marriage contract; men had the right to unilaterally divorce their wives, whereas a woman who wished to divorce her husband must apply for a court order; a woman could lose her right to maintenance if, for example, she refused to have sexual relations with her husband without a lawful excuse; and women were required to “obey” their husbands. A woman might be considered disobedient, with few exceptions, if she decided to work without her husband’s consent.
Para 55) HRW continued that Article 53 of the Penal Code allowed the imposition of “chastisement by a husband to his wife and the chastisement of minor children” so long as the assault did not exceed the limits prescribed by Sharia, or Islamic law. Marital rape was not a crime. Furthermore, in 2010, the Federal Supreme Court issued a ruling—citing the Penal Code—that sanctioned husbands’ beating and inflicting other forms of punishment or coercion on their wives, provided they did not leave physical marks.
Para 56) According to HRW, Article 356 of the Penal Code criminalizing (but not defining) “indecency” provided for a minimum sentence of one year in prison. In practice, UAE courts used this article to convict and sentence people for zina offenses, which included consensual sexual relations outside heterosexual marriage.
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State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:N/AContents:In order to promote gender equality and empower women, the United Arab Emirates is working to eliminate gender gaps in primary and intermediate education by no later than 2015. [Page 18] -
State Under Review:United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:3rd session, December 2008Status:NeglectedContents:The Special Rapporteur on torture, other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment sent an urgent appeal in 2005 jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers as well as the Chairperson of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding allegations of abuse by police and imprisonment on charges relating to homosexuality and obscenity under a Sharia-based law. The alleged confessions from the victims, which were presented as evidence, were extracted under invasive forensic examinations which could amount to torture or ill-treatment. No response to this communication was received from the Government. [Para 12]