The UAE’s commitment to upholding basic human rights and freedoms is underpinned not only by a robust legislative framework, but also a firm set of values that have shaped societies on the Arabian Peninsula for millennia. Since its inception, the UAE has worked alongside partners around the world to align with modern international human rights standards, often leading global efforts in areas such as human trafficking and women empowerment. Over the last five decades, the government has continually implemented various reforms in social, economic, legislative, and regulatory spheres to build a tolerant, just, equal, and diverse country that is today home to 200 nationalities. These reports outline the UAE’s progress and leadership in various fields relating to human rights.
UAE efforts are also reflected in the ongoing engagement of the UAE government to undertake a gradual process of ratifying the core human rights instruments and to submit reports to the relevant UN human rights mechanisms, including the treaty bodies and the Universal periodic review, as the below reports show.
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A/HRC/WG.6/43/ARE/1 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th National Report of the UAE |
08 May 2023
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A/HRC/WG.6/29/ARE/1 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 3rd National Report of the UAE |
22 January 2018
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A/HRC/WG.6/15/ARE/1 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 2nd National Report of the UAE |
28 January 2013
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A/HRC/WG.6/3/ARE/1 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 1st National Report of the UAE |
04 December 2008
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CERD/C/ARE/18-21 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 18 – 21st Periodic Report of the UAE |
26 April 2016
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CERD/C/ARE/12-17 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 17th Periodic Report of the UAE |
28 February 2009
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CERD/C/279/Add.1 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) 11th Periodic Report of the UAE |
23 February 1995
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CEDAW/C/ARE/4 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 4th Periodic Report of the UAE |
29 July 2020
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CEDAW/C/ARE/2-3 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 2–3rd Periodic Report of the UAE |
11 July 2014
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CEDAW/C/ARE/1 Initial Report of the UAE
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08 August 2008
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CRC/C/ARE/2 Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 2nd Periodic Report of the UAE |
12 November 2012
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CRC/C/78/Add.2 Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Initial Report of the UAE |
15 April 2001
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CAT/C/ARE/1 Committee against Torture (CRC) Initial Report of the UAE |
20 June 2018
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