UAE Issues New law criminalizing all forms of hate crime
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates issued a new law against all forms of discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, creed, doctrine, race, color or ethnic origin as a result of a decree by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported last month. The new law criminalizes any act that fuel religious hatred and / or insulting religion through all forms of expression, whether speaking or writing, books, brochures or via online media. The law also includes provisions to punish anyone for naming other groups or religious individuals as infidels or unbelievers. The law is intended to provide a solid foundation for the environment of tolerance and acceptance in the UAE and is designed to protect people regardless of their origin, beliefs or race against acts that promote hatred and religious intolerance. Penalties for violation of various provisions of the law include jail-terms from six months to 10 years and fines.
The anti-discrimination law prohibits any act that would be considered insulting God, his prophets or apostles or holy books or places of worship or cemeteries. The law condemns the actions that include hate speech or promote discrimination or violence against others using any form of media, including online, print, radio or visual.
The law also criminalizes any act that amounts to an abuse of religion or. vandalism of religious rituals, sites or sacred symbols, and takes a serious view of the violence on the basis of religious doctrines
Class : Muslim World News
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