Tag: Abu Dhabi
UAE: Prisoners Denied Lifesaving HIV Treatment
United Arab Emirates (UAE) prison authorities are denying non-national HIV-positive detainees in at least one UAE prison regular and uninterrupted access to lifesaving antiretroviral treatment, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
UAE: Stop Policing Gender Expression
The United Arab Emirates should stop arbitrarily arresting transgender, gay, and gender non-conforming people on the grounds of a law that criminalises men “disguising” as women, Human Rights Watch said today.
Transgender Singaporean & friend jailed in UAE for ‘dressing feminine’ have prison sentences dropped
The pair have been ordered to pay a fine and will be immediately deported, according to officials.
Man in Abu Dhabi accused of promoting homosexuality on Instagram
A young man has gone on trial accused of posting inappropriate pictures of himself dressed in women’s clothes on Instagram.