The Legacy of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the United Arab Emirates - A Study of Gender Ine...

Книга "The Legacy of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the United Arab Emirates - A Study of Gender Inequality, Human Rights Violations and Violation of Freedom of Expression in the United Arab Emirates". According to human rights organizations, the government of the United Arab Emirates 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. There are reports of forced disappearances in the UAE, foreign nationals and Emirati citizens allegedly having been abducted by the UAE government and illegally detained and tortured in undisclosed locations. Also, 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; and the local media is censored to avoid criticizing the government, government officials or royal families. Critical, but also deepl...