Macedonia rejects UAE woman's asylum plea

Skopje - A top official in Dubai had assured her of her legal rights and offered her help to resolve her family problems.

A 42-year-old Emirati woman who says she was threatened by her family for wanting a divorce is now stuck in a Macedonia migrant centre after the Balkan state rejected her asylum request, rights lawyers and activists said on Monday.
After filing for asylum in Macedonia in October, Hind Albolooki's application was rejected the following month by the interior ministry which said her desire "to live a normal life" was not grounds for granting protection. The decision was upheld by courts last week in a final ruling.
Soon after the decision, lawyers stepped in and secured an injunction from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg that bars her deportation while the tribunal processes her case.
Earlier, a top UAE official in Dubai had assured her of her legal rights and offered her help to resolve her family problems if she comes back.

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