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GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED ARAB EMIRATESMEASURES

United Arab Emirates

Region: Asia / Population: 9,365M / Female Population: 2,853M

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Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence

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Year(s)	Measure Title	Type of Measure	Form of Violence
1987	Article 354 of Federal Law 3 of the Penal Code (Prohibition of Sexual Violence)	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Sexual violence
1987	Article 357 of Federal Law 3 of the Penal Code (Punitive Measures for Sexual Violence that Result in Dealth)	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Sexual violence
2006	Federal Act on the Suppression of Human Trafficking	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Trafficking
2006	Federal Act to Combat Human Trafficking	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Trafficking
2007	National Committee for the Suppression of Human Trafficking	Institutional mechanisms	Trafficking
2007	Violence Prevention Workshops Organized by the Social Support Centers	Prevention > Education > Non-formal education	Violence against women and girls
2007	Workshops to Address Human Trafficking Implemented by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking	Prevention > Education > Non-formal education	Trafficking
2009	Article 26 of the Constitution	Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision	Violence against women and girls
2009	Article 34 of the Constitution	Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision	Violence against women and girls
2012	National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking	Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women	Trafficking
2016	Workshop: Protecting the Rights of Women and Children	Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns	Violence against women and girls
2020	16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2020	Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns	Violence against women and girls
	Article 110 of the Personal Status Law Khulu divorce	Laws > Violence against women > Legislation	Other harmful practices
	Expansion and Development of Social Support Centers for Survivors of Violence and Abuse	Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling	Violence against women and girls
	Wife Battery in the United Arab Emirates Study	Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2019	Article 9(1) of Federal Decree Law No. 10 of 2019 - Protection from Domestic Violence	Laws	Violence against women and girls
2019	Family Protection Policy	Policies	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
	Platforms to report cybercrimes	Services	Technology-facilitated Violence against women
	Units working on combating violence against women	Institutional mechanisms	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2023	Federal Decree Law No. 21 of 2023 - Protection of Domestic Workers	Laws	Sexual harassment
	Shelters and services for victims of violence	Services	Violence against women and girls
2024	National Women's Health Policy	Policies	Violence against women and girls
2023	Law No. 24 of 2023 on Combating Human Trafficking	Laws	Trafficking
	Centers for the care and shelter of victims to provide them with the necessary services	Services	Trafficking; violence against women and girls
	Aman Service for community safety and stability	Services	Trafficking; violence against women and girls
	Police Services for Child and Women Protection, Human Trafficking Victims, and Victim support	Services	Trafficking; violence against women and girls
	Awareness activities to address trafficking in women and girls	Prevention	Trafficking
	Platforms to report eCrimes	Institutional mechanisms	Technology-facilitated violence against women

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