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I understand you wish that to be true in the UAE, but that's not the law. Here's a case from Nov 2016: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-
by eloff 5y ago
I understand you wish that to be true in the UAE, but that's not the law.
Here's a case from Nov 2016: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-woman-tourist-arrested-charged-jail-dubai-gang-rape-extra-marital-sex-hotel-uae-police-a7420616.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-woma...
Some quotes from the article:
> It’s against the law to live together, or to share the same hotel room, with someone of the opposite sex to whom you aren’t married or closely related
> The burden of proof required for rape under the UAE’s interpretation of sharia law – a confession from the rapist or witness statements from four adult men – means that cases that reach court are heavily skewed in the defendant’s favour and are frequently dismissed or turned around to prosecute the alleged victim.
> Ms Stirling said the UAE has a long history of penalising rape victims. “We have been involved with several cases in the past where this has happened, and we work with the lawyers and families and have campaigned to change attitudes in the police and judiciary,” she added.
> “The horrible case at hand shows that it is still not safe for victims to report these crimes to the police without the risk of suffering a double punishment.”
- ryanlol 5y ago2016 was 5 years ago. These laws have been struck since then. And in any case, we don’t know the specifics of what happened there.
- eloff 5y agoBurden of proof is on you. I backed up my claims.
- ryanlol 5y agoDon’t be lazy, this is easy to google. https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-introduces-changes-to-criminal-civil-codes-and-inheritance-law-1.1604737879021 https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-introduces-changes-t... https://apnews.com/article/dubai-united-arab-emirates-honor-killings-travel-islam-bce74c423897dc77c7beb72e4f51a23a https://apnews.com/article/dubai-united-arab-emirates-honor-... https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/uae-sets-out-legal-overhaul-of-personal-and-family-law-1.1107152 https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/government/uae-sets-out-...