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A U.K.-based human rights organization has urged Britons living in the United Arab Emirates to not report incidents of rape or sexual assaults following the case of a British woman who was allegedly gang raped in Dubai and after reporting it was arrested and charged with "extramarital sex" charges.
[...] The organization Detained in Dubai, which provides legal assistance to foreign people arrested in the UAE regardless of their citizenship and financial status, has already launched a petition at Change.org, urging authorities to take action on the matter.
[...] Radha Stirling, a U.S. citizen founder of the charity, said to The Independent that following the recent case – as well as a number of other shocking incidents in recent years where rape victims have been detained in the UAE – she advises British tourists not to report crime.
Human rights organizations have asked the UAE monarchies to match their country's great economic growth and tourism potential with changes to its legal system to improve and develop the legal rights and process.
From guide2dubai.com:
In 2013, the total population of UAE was recorded to be 9.2 million. Out of the 9.2 million, the expatriates contributed to around 7.8 million with the Emirati Nationals holding a population share of 1.4 million. [...] South Asian countries alone contributes to around 58% of the total population of UAE. The western population shares to around 8% of the overall population of the country.
(Score: 3, Informative) by fishybell on Sunday November 20 2016, @06:29PM
They don't have a monopoly on punishing the victim [cnn.com].
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @07:01PM
Same thing with Baylor. [washingtonpost.com]
Its classic misogyny - if you aren't a good girl (by conforming to the rules) then you deserve whatever horrible thing people do to you.
It is no surprise that these are all places with regressive religious principles - yes Baylor is basically the johns-hopkins for evangelicals. My cousin, whose parents are evangelicals, got her MD there.