Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Human rights in the United Arab Emirates" in English language version.
A Filipina housemaid will be lashed 100 times on charges of stealing her employer in Fujairah after he discovered her pregnancy from an illegitimate relationship.
Under the 2021 law, if men and women have sex outside of marriage, the act carries a penalty of no less than six months imprisonment. Sodomy with an adult male is also criminalized under the law. In both cases, the offenses can only be prosecuted on the basis of a complaint by a husband or male guardian.
In the UAE, only verbal abuse pertaining to the sexual honour of a person would be tried under Sharia. For guilt to be proven, the attack must have been made in public and one reliable witness must testify. If convicted, a person would be sentenced to 80 lashes and would never be accepted as a valid witness in a Sharia-based case.
Under the same law, premarital sex is punishable by 100 lashes.
During the year ahead, the UAE will … [launch] a media campaign to enhance public awareness about human trafficking at our airports and embassies abroad …
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