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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: 2) by janrinok on Monday November 21 2016, @09:32AM
Or, heavens forbid, make an unbiased statement....?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 21 2016, @12:58PM
The unbiased statement is, uncivilized furriners are invading Europe, and raping Europe's innocent children. There - no mention of color there, right?
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday November 21 2016, @03:11PM
Bollocks! 'Uncivilized' - says who? Just because they have a different skin colour or come from a different country doesn't mean they are uncivilized. I'll bet if you check, you have rapes occurring in the US, and not just between people of different races.
"[I]nvading Europe" - many of the refugees have been invited to enter European countries, in their 10's of thousands. I take it from your statement that you personally know this individual and are fully conversant with his circumstances? It doesn't matter whether they were invited or not, they all pass through the same refugee centres so that doesn't help you make such a determination.
"[R]aping Europe's innocent children" - there you go with your emotive statements. You could have said raping women or committing rape. It would have been just as accurate.
At this time the case has not been heard in court (as far as I can tell). So presuming innocence might be a bit premature. You only have 1 side to the story and yet you are making a decision based on your own prejudices. If it turns out to be a case of consensual sex that suddenly changed course after the event it might be a different story. Or maybe she wanted him to follow her so that a group of her male friends could attack him, but he attacked her first. Neither of these circumstances would justify rape but she might not be as innocent as you are assuming. That's is why we have to have a rule of law and enforce it through a fair judicial system.
I suggest you put on your hood and collect your burning cross on the way out.....
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 21 2016, @03:45PM
I'll bet if you check, slavery is illegal in the civilized world, and prosecuted when discovered. And, if you continue to check, you will find that the slave trade is alive and well throughout most of Islam. Barbarians, from a barbaric culture, with their barbaric religion that justifies anything and everything a man wishes to do to women.
Emote any way you like - them Muslims fuck like rabbits, and breed like rats, they've got to go somewhere. Today they are infesting the civilized world, because they've overpopulated their natural range.
I really don't give much of a damn about presumed innocence and all that shit.
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/list-of-terrorist-attacks-that-have-struck-europe-in-2016/ [indianexpress.com]
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Monday November 21 2016, @05:43PM
You appear, in your arguments, to be just as extreme as those you seem to blame for this particular attack. It does you no credit.
Nowhere does it say the attacker is of Islamic Faith. You are simply impressing your own racial hatred on a story that you believe supports your extreme views. We in Europe have refugees from many places, and one cannot simply assume that all those from the Middle East are muslims. Have you heard of the Syrian Christians [wikipedia.org], for example? Certainly. many of those from Africa are other faiths.
Try reading this Wikipedia entry [wikipedia.org] to further you knowledge which details some of the other religions that are common in that region - people from those places are now among the refugees in Europe.
And in that one statement you have just proven that, in the civilised world that you claim you represent, that all your arguments are without merit. You have no respect for the law and the civilised societies that depend upon it. Don't bother replying - you have just emptied both barrels into your foot.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 21 2016, @07:55PM
Interesting. I take it then, that you have a lot of instances of Syrian Christians attacking women in Europe? Or, a lot of Sikhs? Those Muslims are probably doing the same! The Jews!
Come on man, who are you trying to kid here? Rape is part of the Muslim culture.