Dubai: The British House of Commons praised the situation of human rights in the UAE.
This came during the delegation’s visit to the Emirates Human Rights Association to learn about the activities and objectives of the society and its mechanism to receive complaints.
The delegation lauded the UAE’s keenness to respect human rights, noting that the UAE is considered one of the countries with the least number of human rights complaints in the Middle East.
The delegation included Stephen Timms, Flick Drummond and other members. There were no complaints regarding building workers recently, which reflects the UAE’s commitment to international standards regarding the rights of workers.
Mohammad Salem Al Kaabi, chairman of the society, familiarised the British delegates with the association’s objectives, activities and mechanisms for receiving complaints from various segments of society, especially workers.
“Since 2008, the UAE allowed us to visit all prisons and be acquainted with the conditions of inmates. We get approval to visit any prisoner within 24 hours, and we also attend all trials held at State Security courts,” Al Kaabi said.
He said that the association is involved in the National Human Rights Strategy for 2017-2021, which is prepared by the UAE and will be issued soon. Al Kaabi added that a decree regarding the strategy will be issued.
Drummond said the association is doing a good job, and they have not received any complaints about violations against construction workers recently.
Timms pointed out that the visit aims to hold meetings with government officials and ministers regarding the dossier of human rights in the UAE. “The situation of human rights in the UAE seems to be good through a general overview, particularly with the existence of a society dedicated to human rights.”
