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"I abstained on this vote on the ground of human rights violations, particularly for workers, migrant workers and women. Whilst this report was concerned with a visa waiver, it must be noted that the United Arab Emirates has an appalling record on human rights.
As Human Rights Watch claimed recently: ‘The UAE uses its affluence to mask the government’s serious human rights problems. The government arbitrarily detains individuals it perceives as posing a threat, and a new counterterrorism law poses a further threat to dissidents and rights activists. Security forces have been implicated in torturing detainees in pre-trial detention, authorities have invoked repressive laws to prosecute critics of the government. Labour abuses persist, as migrant construction workers facing serious exploitation, including on one of the country’s most high-profile projects. Female domestic workers are excluded from regulations that apply to workers in other sectors.’
Due to these human rights concerns, I abstained on this vote."@en1
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