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  2. Human rights in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    e. Human Rights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are substantially restricted. The UAE does not have democratically elected institutions and citizens don't have the right to change their government or form political parties. Activists and academics who criticize the government are detained and imprisoned, and their families are often harassed ...

  3. Human rights in Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Dubai has many workers from foreign countries, who have worked on real estate development projects such as the Dubai Marina.. Human rights in Dubai are based on the Constitution and enacted law, which promise equitable treatment of all people, regardless of race, nationality or social status, per Article 25 of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates.

  4. Legal system of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. [1] Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. [2] The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all emirates to establish local courts systems. [3]

  5. Human rights in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    The countries included Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, UAE, and Tunisia. [22] According to media reports of a massive expose into the use of Israeli spyware technology by authoritarian regimes, the list of governmental clients of the NSO Group’s Pegasus software included a number of Middle East nations such as Bahrain ...

  6. Mass media in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Radio in the UAE is omnipresent as it is considered essential to surviving long-distance roads and traffic with most stations placing importance on frequent traffic updates during the day, mostly from listeners, especially in Emirates like Dubai, where roads are always crowded and traffic is usual.

  7. Censorship in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    Censorship is a policy used by governments to retain control over their people by preventing the public from viewing information considered by the republic as holding the potential to incite a rebellion. The majority of nations in the Middle East censor the media, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the United Arab ...

  8. Emirati nationality law - Wikipedia

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    Emirati nationality law governs citizenship eligibility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [1][2][3] The law is primarily jus sanguinis. Foreigners who meet certain criteria may be naturalized and granted citizenship. [4] Gulf Cooperation Council citizens are allowed to live in the UAE without restriction and have the right of freedom of movement.

  9. Women in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    In 2008–2009, only 21% of Emirati women were part of the labor force. [22] The UAE has the highest percentage of total female labor participation in the GCC (including expatriate women). In 2018, women constituted 28% of the total Emirati workforce, with 489 thousand women employed in the UAE. [23][24] In 2019, 521 thousand women were ...