Latest items for United Arab Emirates
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal for up to four wives" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal for up to four wives" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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July 13, 2024, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"A misyar marriage is legal in the UAE." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"A misyar marriage is legal in the UAE." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
May 2, 2024, 1:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: DV-DATA-1
Table 4 on this study breaks down prevalence for different forms of DV (sexual, physical, psychological) according to the results of a questionnaire administered to married women in region (1) Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and region (2), the rest of the emirates during May, June and July in 2017. The number of respondents was 1,000 married women aged 18 years and above. Respondents were asked to share any violence experienced during their marriage. 46.5% of women faced psychological violence, 32.6% physical violence, and 13.9% sexual violence (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
Table 4 on this study breaks down prevalence for different forms of DV (sexual, physical, psychological) according to the results of a questionnaire administered to married women in region (1) Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and region (2), the rest of the emirates during May, June and July in 2017. The number of respondents was 1,000 married women aged 18 years and above. Respondents were asked to share any violence experienced during their marriage. 46.5% of women faced psychological violence, 32.6% physical violence, and 13.9% sexual violence (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, the United Arab Emirates ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, the United Arab Emirates ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 16, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Emirati authorities do little to protect these women, according to anti-trafficking activists, Nigerian authorities and interviews with trafficked women" (para 9). "Human rights activists and Nigerian authorities say the UAE doesn’t live up to its anti-trafficking commitments" (para 19). "The U.S. State Department said in 2022 that the UAE has made 'significant efforts' to combat human trafficking but still falls short in key areas – including failing to 'consistently screen vulnerable populations for trafficking indicators, which may have penalized some victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as immigration or ‘prostitution’ violations'" (para 25).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Emirati authorities do little to protect these women, according to anti-trafficking activists, Nigerian authorities and interviews with trafficked women" (para 9). "Human rights activists and Nigerian authorities say the UAE doesn’t live up to its anti-trafficking commitments" (para 19). "The U.S. State Department said in 2022 that the UAE has made 'significant efforts' to combat human trafficking but still falls short in key areas – including failing to 'consistently screen vulnerable populations for trafficking indicators, which may have penalized some victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as immigration or ‘prostitution’ violations'" (para 25).
March 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Three of the women said in interviews that Gold told them that if they didn’t do as they were told, they’d be killed and dumped in the desert. Those who didn’t make enough money for her were taken to a room in an apartment in Dubai, where Gold’s brother starved them, flogged them and shoved hot chili paste into their vaginas, according to three anti-trafficking officials and five women who provided detailed accounts in interviews and court statements" (para 4). "A Nigerian mother in her 20s said a trafficker led her and two other women to a parking lot in Ajman, one of the emirates that make up the UAE,...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Three of the women said in interviews that Gold told them that if they didn’t do as they were told, they’d be killed and dumped in the desert. Those who didn’t make enough money for her were taken to a room in an apartment in Dubai, where Gold’s brother starved them, flogged them and shoved hot chili paste into their vaginas, according to three anti-trafficking officials and five women who provided detailed accounts in interviews and court statements" (para 4). "A Nigerian mother in her 20s said a trafficker led her and two other women to a parking lot in Ajman, one of the emirates that make up the UAE,...more
March 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"The UAE is a major destination for sex trafficking, where African women are forced into prostitution by illicit networks operating within the country, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and Reuters has found" (para 8). "The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secrets. Business cards with photos and WhatsApp numbers for brothels disguised as massage parlors litter many areas of Dubai. Spas, dance clubs and bars are filled with sex workers" (para 26).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"The UAE is a major destination for sex trafficking, where African women are forced into prostitution by illicit networks operating within the country, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and Reuters has found" (para 8). "The UAE follows Islamic law, yet prostitution and sex trafficking are open secrets. Business cards with photos and WhatsApp numbers for brothels disguised as massage parlors litter many areas of Dubai. Spas, dance clubs and bars are filled with sex workers" (para 26).
March 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law" (para 26).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The UAE follows Islamic law" (para 26).
March 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"A hierarchy based on skin tone plays an important role in the UAE’s sex industry, according to interviews with trafficked women and visits to spots where prostitutes congregate in the UAE. Lighter-skinned women from Europe are generally trafficked into higher-end venues serving wealthier customers. Darker-skinned women are often steered to alleys and street corners, providing sex to low-income migrant workers from South Asia and Africa" (para 27).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"A hierarchy based on skin tone plays an important role in the UAE’s sex industry, according to interviews with trafficked women and visits to spots where prostitutes congregate in the UAE. Lighter-skinned women from Europe are generally trafficked into higher-end venues serving wealthier customers. Darker-skinned women are often steered to alleys and street corners, providing sex to low-income migrant workers from South Asia and Africa" (para 27).
March 16, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 6). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 7).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 6). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 7).
March 16, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes 'habitually practicing prostitution' is a crime under the UAE Penal Code (Article 368)" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No specific laws against buying sex but adultery laws could be used to criminalise clients who are married" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, establishing or managing a place of prostitution or facilitating or assisting in the management of such a place is a crime under the Penal Code (Article 365) and inducing or temping someome to commit prostitution is also an crime (Article 363)" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes 'habitually practicing prostitution' is a crime under the UAE Penal Code (Article 368)" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No specific laws against buying sex but adultery laws could be used to criminalise clients who are married" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, establishing or managing a place of prostitution or facilitating or assisting in the management of such a place is a crime under the Penal Code (Article 365) and inducing or temping someome to commit prostitution is also an crime (Article 363)" (para 3).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania, United Arab Emirates
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
9
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
9
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
0
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UAE was 9 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the UAE was 9 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in the UAE is 54.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in the UAE is 54.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in the UAE is 81 years for women and 77 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in the UAE is 81 years for women and 77 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in the UAE is 75.1 years for men and 78.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in the UAE is 75.1 years for men and 78.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"9.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"9.6 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 31, 2023, 9:01 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '3.9%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '2.2%.'"
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4
"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '3.9%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '2.2%.'"
June 22, 2023, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marriage shall not be established between siblings, or with children, grandchildren, or uncles."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marriage shall not be established between siblings, or with children, grandchildren, or uncles."
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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June 17, 2023, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law No. 28 of 2005, Arts. 321-335.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law No. 28 of 2005, Arts. 321-335.