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The UAE took a long way in beefing up and developing its human rights records, top officials said during a human rights forum held in Dubai on Sunday.
The UAE Ministry of Interior (MoI) organised the Human Rights Forum themed 'Efforts and Protection' under the patronage of Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
"The country has also fulfilled its regional and international obligations and contributed, as being a member of the UNHRC, to supporting the UNHRC to carry out the entrusted duties," said Ahmed Abdulrahman Al Jarman, Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights and International law.
As part of its effort to boost and maintain human rights in the country and its outstanding participation in regional and international events, the Ministry of Interior helped feature the country's records in this field and has met all regional and global obligations, Al Jarman added.
He said the UAE has ranked 1st, topping all Arab countries, and 21st globally in the Happiness index, according to the World Happiness Report for 2017. The UAE also topped the Middle East region and ranked 33rd globally in the World Justice Project Rule of Law index for 2016.
He added that the UAE in the past four years issued a series of federal laws that contributed to shoring up human rights, most importantly, anti-discrimination and hatred law; Child's Rights Protection law, Wadeema law, and a law on domestic help.
Al Jarman said the UAE signed a number of memoranda of understanding on anti-human trafficking with several countries, coordinated with the international police 'Interpol' and other concerned world organisations on combating human trafficking.
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