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Human Rights Watch warns expat women about the UAE
The Telegraph (UK)Human Rights Watch warns expat women about the UAE
A charity that monitors human rights has warned that expat women may face unexpected problems in the United Arab Emirates if they experience domestic violence
By Elizabeth Roberts
05 Aug 2014
The campaigning organisation Human Rights Watch has highlighted the problems women in the United Arab Emirates can face if they become embroiled in a legal dispute with their husband.
HRW accused the authorities in the UAE – home to large numbers of British expats – of “failing to respond adequately to reports of domestic violence”.
It also highlighted the use of Islamic law, which discriminates against women.
HRW said it is aware of complaints from a number of expatriate women who say their reports of domestic violence to police in the UAE were not taken seriously....
MORE at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatnews/11012631/Human-Rights-Watch-warns-expat-women-about-the-UAE.html
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