UAE rejects EU resolution on human rights as 'incorrect'

UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as 'incorrect'

The UAE claim that they have their own legislation around human rights and have not breached them, although the country is well-known to violate a number of human rights.

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�� Staff & Agencies

18 September, 2021

The UAE have been under pressure regarding their treatment of migrant workers [Getty]

rejected on Friday as "factually incorrect" a resolution passed by the European Parliament criticizing its record and calling for the release of peaceful political activists.

"Every country has its own laws and legal institutions, the constitution and national legislation enshrine fundamental rights which provide for the fair treatment of all citizens and residents," the Emirati foreign ministry said in a statement.

(Reuters)