Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1

"'I [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] spoke with Zeynab many times each day for years. She never stopped fighting for her rights as a woman and as a mother. She never stopped protecting her girls, most recently shielding her eldest daughter from the prospect of underage marriage" (para 13).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"'What too few people understand is the life Zeynab [ex-wife to Dubai Prince] has actually been living. Hidden from the world's view, behind closed doors, she has endured a daily existence of the most extreme and systematic abuse, directed not only at her, but at her elderly parents and her three young daughters" (para 11). "'I [Zeynab Javadli's lawyer, Zeynab is an ex-wife to Dubai Prince] believe that Dubai Police, UAE state security, and forces acting on the orders of ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attacked Zeynab's home in the middle of the night on Tuesday 2nd June 2026 and took her and her young children. This was...more

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: CUST-LAW-1

"Zeynab Javadli [ex-wife of Dubai Prince] was warned in court papers two months ago that unless she abandoned a bid for custody of her children, she risked 'coercive force'" (para 2). "In April, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that the Dubai courts had ordered police to snatch back Miss Javadli's three young daughters and deliver them to their father - her ex - Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum" (para 20). "The court order states that she [Zeynab Javadli, ex-wife to Dubai Prince] must 'return custody of the minors' to Sheikh Saeed, and that 'coercive force may be used if necessary'" (para 24).

Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

3

Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3

2

Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1

1

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in the United Arab Emirates in 2022 was 0.54 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 1.92 per 100,000.

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"The Guardian has spoken to some of these women [who have been trafficked into the UAE] for up to three years. Some have now made it back to their home countries, after receiving repatriation assistance from their embassies, and are able to give their testimony on their experiences. However, several say they personally know other women who are trapped in recruitment agency accommodation" (para 9).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

"In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa and the Philippines recounted their experiences with recruitment agencies, including alleging they were denied food, held captive and treated violently" (para 2).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"'It’s hard to know where to start: is the worst thing pricing humans by their race and nationality, promising to deliver a woman to your house by Uber same-day delivery, or claiming that African employees do not need bedrooms?' says James Lynch, co-director of FairSquare, a human rights nonprofit organisation, after reviewing the matters presented to him by the Guardian [regarding the trafficking into the UAE on the Maids.cc website]. 'Demeaning, commodifying and exploiting people like this recalls the trade in enslaved people, conducted online rather than at physical markets,' says Lynch" (para 20-21).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"The Committee notes with concern that abortion is not legal, except in cases in which there is a threat to the life of the pregnant woman or where the fetus is shown to have a severe and incurable abnormality, and that doctors have wide discretion to refuse to carry out abortive procedures in these cases. It is also concerned that women undergoing an abortion face criminal penalties, including in cases of rape and consanguinity. The Committee further notes with concern that women who seek hospital treatment for miscarriages face criminalization when hospital staff suspect that they have attempted to access abortion services, especially in circumstances where pregnancies occur outside of...more

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"The new regulation allows women to request an abortion during the first 120 days of pregnancy. A committee will then examine the request, and if the committee finds a medical case for the abortion, the woman will be allowed to undergo an abortion. According to regulation, abortions will be performed only by specialist obstetrician-gynecologists in licensed healthcare facilities" (Para 3-4).

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2

"Troy, a man who worked for Abbey [Charles Abbey, the organizer of the prostitution ring described in this article], said women were told upon arrival they owed money for flights, visas and living costs, and that the only way to repay the debt was through prostitution" (para 4)."The BBC World Service investigation explores how challenges like youth unemployment have led vulnerable Ugandans to seek work abroad, mainly in the Gulf states. While many move through safe channels, anti-trafficking activists say many others are forced into prostitution after becoming ensnared by the promise of regular work. Troy told investigators that Abbey had a network of young men in Uganda who targeted...more

Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1, TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-PRACTICE-5

"The BBC spoke to one woman who said that she was trafficked to Dubai from Uganda by a different prostitution network and made to endure a horrifying existence...She said she tried to ask for help from police but they refused to help her" (para 11, 14).