A coalition of 53 human rights organizations that operate in the Middle East commended the United Arab Emirates in a new report that was released in early May.
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On Monday, the UAE is expected to elaborate on the measures it has taken over the past year in accordance with the international obligations it has taken upon itself, which include steps aimed at better abiding by human rights norms.
The presentation will be part of the Universal Periodic Review, a mechanism designed to help the international body evaluate the human rights situation of all member states. The United Arab Emirates is one of the 14 states to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its upcoming 43rd session from 1 to 12 May 2023.
According to a statement released by the coalition of NGOs, "the UAE has topped the countries in the region following what was monitored by the International Coalition for its leadership in globalism and in devoting commitment to high human values and principles."The information was shared with the more than 100 attendees at a Geneva conference comprising experts and scholars.
"More than eleven international experts spoke in it, and more than 100 participants representing experts, researchers, and academics attended, during which the efforts and achievements of the UAE over the past fifty years were reviewed, especially in the field of promoting civil, political, and economic rights," the statement read. "In addition to advancing civil liberties such as freedom of opinion and expression, strengthening the justice system, protecting prisoners and detainees, and enhancing community protection through the establishment of counseling, reform, and rehabilitation centers, the country also works on promoting collective rights and developing national mechanisms concerned with the protection and promotion of human rights."
During a symposium held at the conference, experts noted the "UAE's care for national strategies for promoting and advancing human rights at the national, regional, and international levels" with a particular emphasis on women's rights and the treatment of children and vulnerable groups.
Furthermore, the coalition noted that the experts praised the Gulf nation for its achievements "in the fields of protecting workers' rights, combating human trafficking, tackling extremism and terrorism, and promoting the discourse of tolerance and human coexistence, specifically its efforts to promote world peace and common human coexistence." The coalition stressed that these values are "represented in the Document of Human Fraternity and the establishment of the Abrahamic Family House in the Emirates."
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