Major Dr. ZubaydaJassem Mohammed from the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior said that women occupy 66% of the jobs at the public sector, including 30% leadership jobs related to decision making. “Females also represent 70% of total graduates from the country’s universities; one of the highest rates globally,” she said, adding that the state has guaranteed the human rights in general.
In a paper presented at the 2ndRegional Conference of Women Police, Major Mohammed reviewed the efforts made by the United Arab Emirates within the human rights field. She addressed the commitments of the UAE towards international laws on human rights. She also highlighted the first annual report of the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking that was published last April, as the committee joined the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime (Bali Process) in April 2013.
The 2ndRegional Conference of Women Police, which was recently concluded in Abu Dhabi, discussed the development of Women Police, highlighting the women’s capabilities and the role of forensic evidences and modern techniques to fight e-crimes. The conference also discussed Ewa’a Shelters for Women and Children (victims of human trafficking).
During the human rights workshop, Major Dr. ZubaydaJassem Mohammed said: “The Ministry of Interior has established the Human Rights Department to address and protect human rights and protect victims of any related crimes. The department includes a branch that is dedicated to protect women and children. This branch protects their rights and protects them from all kinds of abuse. The ministry has also established the Social Support Centers Department, while building dedicated unites for human rights protection, including: the Law Respect Culture Bureau; disputes sections at the Naturalization and Residency sector; in addition to the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center.”
“Regarding workers protection, the government has approved a law on household workers, while concerned authorities are working to take more measures and initiative to carry out a strategy to protect contract labor both legally and in terms of procedures. This aims to provide more guarantees to the rights of workers in the UAE. The country is building international cooperationwith the countries that export labors through memorandums of understandings, offer more guarantees and detect any obstacles facing the contract labors,” she added.
Dr. Zubayda Mohammed also said that the state is keen to provide child protection according to the international standards. “The UAE has joined the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) to fight online child abuse,” she said.
She continued: “In terms of women rights, women in the UAE have occupied high decision-making positions. UAE is the world’s second country to oblige management boards to include women as members, while it is the first within the Arab World to do so. The UAE is also a member of the UN-Women Executive Board. Women also joined legal positions and other fields including diplomatic field. Women occupy 66% of the government jobs, including 30% of leadership, decision-making-related positions. Women represent 70% of total university graduates in the country; one of the highest rates in the world.”
For her part, Captain Amina Mohammed Khamis Al Bloushi, Chairwoman of the Emirates Women Police Association (EWPA), said: “The women police conference is an important platform that gathers professionals and officials from across policing fields to fight crimes and protect individuals from them, in addition to working together to enhance communication means and cooperation among security force