Activists slam Emirates depiction of LGBT rights as ‘evil’ and ‘diseases’

Gay activists criticize the Emirates attempt to ‘pick and choose’ what constitutes human rights

29 November 2012 | By Dan Littauer

The United Arab Emirates was elected last month to a seat in the UN Human Rights Council despite criticism from the UAE LGBT rights group.

The group called upon the UAE to respect the universality of human rights of which LGBT rights are inseparable, as well as suggested starting a dialgoue.

In response, Abdul Ghaffar Hussain, chairman of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Human Rights Association, wrote in the daily GulfNews last week: ‘In the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, particularly the UAE, absolute political and social freedom is not desperately needed.

‘…Such freedoms do not yield any positive outcomes’ rather these are ‘meaningless social and political freedoms’ which ‘only result in controversies’ rather than ‘a decent standard of living’.

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