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Good for the people of the UAE! NotAPuppet Nov 2020 #1

Please don't confuse the UAE PhylliPretzel Nov 2020 #2

UAE cancels lenient penalties for 'honour killings' Eugene Nov 2020 #3

NotAPuppet

(327 posts)

1. Good for the people of the UAE!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat Nov 7, 2020, 08:02 AM

Nov 2020

But let’s not forget about Khashoggi! Actions should have consequences

PhylliPretzel

(145 posts)

2. Please don't confuse the UAE

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Sat Nov 7, 2020, 11:12 AM

Nov 2020

and KSA. The Kingdom of Saudia Arabia is responsible for the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
While UAE & KSA are allies on many issues, the UAE is much more tolerant of the religions and customs of their ex-pat community members. In Dubai, there are Catholic and Protestant churches as well as mosques; there are none in KSA.

Eugene

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3. UAE cancels lenient penalties for 'honour killings'

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Sat Nov 7, 2020, 06:01 PM

Nov 2020

Source: Reuters

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
NOVEMBER 7, 2020 4:37 AM UPDATED 12 HOURS AGO

UAE cancels lenient penalties for 'honour killings'

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was cancelling lenient penalties for so-called “honour killings” and amending inheritance laws for residents as part of a reform of personal and family laws in the Middle East trade hub.

Human rights groups say thousands of women and girls are killed across the Middle East and South Asia each year by family members angered at perceived damage to their “honour”. This could include eloping, fraternizing with men or any transgression of conservative values regarding women.

A statement from the UAE federal government carried by the official news agency WAM said it had cancelled legal clauses that allowed judges to issue merciful sentences in “honour crimes”. The Emirati government said those crimes will now be treated by courts as normal murder cases.

Residents of the Gulf Arab state will also have the right to choose inheritance laws to be used in each case, instead of the UAE legislation based on sharia (Islamic religious law).

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