What makes Arab people vulnerable to abuses
There are many explanations of why a number of Arab people remain to be vulnerable to abuses and violations of human rights. One of the main reasons is the intention to restrict as many public activities as possible. Though there is no death penalty for such cases as kisses and touches in public or sharing private space with a person of an opposite sex (Leijen par.15), the citizens of the Gulf region may be sentenced to death for rape or treason.
In fact, there are many rules and regulations that have to be followed by an ordinary Arab in order to avoid the death penalty. For example, Arab children do not have a right to be educated from their early ages. They are dependent on their parents (Busaidy par. 1). They are under a threat of being lost, kidnapped, or abused and not knowing what they can do to protect themselves. Kidnapping is another reasons for the death penalty to be sentenced. Therefore, it is possible to define children lack of knowledge as another basis of social vulnerability to abuses.
In the Gulf region, there are also the cases of the vulnerability to abuses a number of domestic migrant workers and women can suffer from (Gibson & Black par. 17). Women cannot demonstrate their feelings and attitudes to the current state of affairs. They cannot control their working hours and choose the most appropriate working conditions. Finally, they cannot be sure that their salaries are always high and meet their expectations.
All these poor working conditions can explain the reasons for why many Arab people stay vulnerable to abuses and try to search for some other ways to earn money. Many Arabs do not know how to protect themselves. They make themselves vulnerable to all those threats and abuses that take place in the world. One of the easiest ways to earn money is to be involved in drug trafficking that may also lead to the death penalty or life sentence. Finally, the death penalty is also possible if a person declines the power of Islam. People, who prefer the religion different from the Islamic one may be sentenced to death as well.
Typical abuses and denial of the rights
The United Arab Emirates is rather a young country, the government of which tries to establish as many clear rules and restrictions as possible to control and unite people, solve their expectations and meet their needs. Still, the intentions of the government or other leadership representatives of the country are not always positives. There are the cases when the Arab people are abused, or their rights are denied. For example, many Gulf countries continue making attempts to promote their freedoms of speech and the possibilities to share their thoughts and suggestions using various media sources (Duffy 2).
There are many Arabs, who want to introduce their individual position in regards to different aspects of their lives and work. Still, the government, as well as other regulative bodies, tries to keep order and not to allow ordinary people share or even impose their independent thoughts because a free press and speech may promote the ideas of terrorism that are also lead to the death penalties among the citizens of the UAE.
Besides, many people are still challenged by the inability to participate in the political and cultural issues of their countries. In other words, ordinary people cannot share their opinions about the worth of the death penalty and protect their human rights. The healthcare sphere is also characterized by the situations when people with mental illnesses are vulnerable to abuses and violations of their rights because of the impossibility to vote and make independent decisions (Saxena et al. 878).
In general, there are many ways of how Arab people are abused, and why they cannot solve the issues of human rights and the death penalties. Some abuses are unintentional and take place accidentally. People overcome the challenges and continue living their ordinary lives. However, there are the situations when restrictions are regular, and people start fighting them. They create secret organizations or introduce some public institutions that aim at protecting human rights (Ahmed par. 1).
The way human rights are violated
It is possible to say that there are many human rights that have been violated as soon as the death penalty is sentenced. The citizens of the UAE have nothing to do but accept the possibility of the government to make serious decisions, control the solutions that can be made by people, and eliminate the challenges that can influence the current state of affairs. There are the cases when people, who make an attempt to criticize the government or the country’s authorities, disappear, undergo torturing on the legal basis, or are even sentenced to the death penalty as they are blamed for rape, treason, or drug trafficking.
Another famous human right restriction is the female dependence on males. According to the existing federal law, women have to obtain permission from their male guardians in order to get married. It is also legally approved to settle marriage unions and marry people without feelings or even personal meetings. However, if the activities by women are under control, the activities of men can hardly be controlled. As soon as they are accused of cheating or raping, they may be sentenced to death.
The Gulf region introduces one of the best examples of how the government can use the law to violate human rights. There are no contradictions towards the existing laws. People do not have definite rights to choose the legal system and do not have an opportunity to speak freely. It is the law, and people cannot resist it because they become out of the law.
References
Ahmed, Nasim. “Campaign against UAE Human Rights Violations Gathers Momentum.” Middle East Monitor 2014. Web.
Busaidy, Aida. “A Lack of Education Leaves Children Vulnerable to Abuse.” The National 2012. Web.
Duffy, Matt, J. “Arab Media Regulations: Identifying Restraints on Freedom of the Press in the Laws of Six Aravian Peninsular Countries.” Berkley Journal of Middle Eastern & Islamic Law 6.2 (2014): 1-31.
Gibson, Owen and Ian Black. “Qatar Still Failing Migrant Workers, Says Amnesty International.” The Guardian 2015. Web.
Leijen, Majorie. “UAE Laws You Must Know to Stay out of Trouble.” Emirates 24/7 2012. Web.
Saxena, Shekhar, Thornicroft, Graham, Knapp, Martin and Harvey Whiteford. “Resources for Mental Health: Scarcity, Inequity, and Inefficiency.” Global Mental Health 370 (2007): 878-889.