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| UAE approves anti-slavery bill |
| 2006-07-11 |
| Slavery and people-trafficking in the United Arab Emirates can be punished by life imprisonment, according to a bill approved by a government panel. The bill widens the definition of offences and increases the prison term to life for crimes against women, children or the disabled, or where the perpetrator is a guardian of the victim. "In the proposed law, human trafficking is defined to include all forms of sexual exploitation, involuntary servitude, enslaving, slave trading and all similar practices," state media quoted a government official as saying on Monday. The bill will be sent to the cabinet for endorsement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 CF, I think we all know the answer to your question. Infidels are not "people," remember? It's all very nuanced and written in legalese. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-07-11 11:36 |
| #7 Very progressive. Should one applaud 21th century thinking or simply expect it? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-11 10:41 |
| #6 They also have no unpaid UN traffic tickets - they'd better get their act straightened out or they'll get kicked out of the Muslim Union, and get a fatwa issued against them. |
| Posted by: glenmore 2006-07-11 07:18 |
| #5 give? |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-07-11 03:39 |
| #4 Give or take a century or two. |
| Posted by: Wheang Spavirong9833 2006-07-11 01:40 |
| #3 Welcome to the 19C |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-11 01:25 |
| #2 Does it also protect infidels? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-07-11 00:38 |
| #1 That's awfully white of them. |
| Posted by: Anginens Threreng8133 2006-07-11 00:13 |