Human rights in the United Arab Emirates - Quiz
  • 1. What is the technical penalty for apostasy in the UAE?
A) A fine of 2 million dirhams
B) Life imprisonment
C) Death
D) Deportation
  • 2. How many known prosecutions for apostasy have occurred in the UAE?
A) Hundreds
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Zero
  • 3. Which legal system regulates marriage, divorce, and child custody in the UAE?
A) International human rights law
B) Common law
C) Sharia-based personal status law
D) Tribal customary law
  • 4. Who has exclusive jurisdiction over family disputes in the UAE?
A) Sharia courts
B) Military tribunals
C) Civil courts
D) Religious councils for all faiths
  • 5. What is the status of polygamy for men in the UAE?
A) Restricted to royalty only
B) Illegal
C) A criminal offense
D) Legal
  • 6. What must a Muslim woman receive to marry or remarry?
A) Parental consent from both parents
B) A judicial decree
C) Permission from the state
D) Permission from a male guardian
  • 7. Who are Muslim women in the UAE not allowed to marry?
A) People from other emirates
B) Non-Muslims
C) Men under 30
D) Foreigners
  • 8. What changed regarding non-Muslims and family law in 2020?
A) Non-Muslims were granted total autonomy
B) Sharia law became mandatory for all
C) Civil family law was applied to non-Muslims
D) All marriage was banned for non-Muslims
  • 9. What legal change occurred regarding co-habitation in 2020?
A) It was banned
B) It requires a special permit
C) It was limited to married couples
D) It was legalized
  • 10. What is the punishment for blasphemy against any faith since 2015?
A) Life imprisonment
B) Public lashing
C) Community service
D) 5-year prison term
  • 11. What is the financial penalty range for blasphemy in the UAE?
A) 100,000 to 300,000 dirhams
B) 500,000 to 2 million dirhams
C) 5 million to 10 million dirhams
D) 10,000 to 50,000 dirhams
  • 12. What additional penalty do expats face for insulting Islam?
A) Confiscation of property
B) Permanent ban from travel
C) Loss of citizenship
D) Deportation
  • 13. What is the penalty for swearing on WhatsApp in the UAE?
A) Account deletion
B) Public apology
C) $68,061 fine and imprisonment
D) Five years of probation
  • 14. In 2020, what happened to the penalties for homosexuality and extra-marital sex?
A) They were replaced by mandatory therapy
B) They were abolished completely
C) They were increased to life imprisonment
D) They were altered
  • 15. What is the minimum prison sentence for homosexuality or extra-marital sex?
A) 5 years
B) 1 year
C) 15 years
D) 6 months
  • 16. Prosecution for homosexuality or extra-marital sex currently requires what?
A) Public testimony
B) Police observation
C) A complaint from a husband or male guardian
D) Evidence of public scandal
  • 17. How can a penalty for homosexuality or extra-marital sex be suspended?
A) If the complaint is waived
B) By a royal pardon
C) If the accused pays a fine
D) If the accused leaves the country
  • 18. What was the previous penalty range for same-sex or extra-marital sexual activity before 2020?
A) Two to five years
B) Three to ten years
C) One to fifteen years in prison
D) Five to twenty years
  • 19. What law have authorities used to punish perceived homosexual activity?
A) Public decency laws
B) Traffic laws
C) Cybercrime laws
D) Anti-terrorism laws
  • 20. What does Article 1 of the 2020 penal code limit Sharia penalties to?
A) Corporal punishment
B) Hudud offences
C) Qisas and diyas
D) Capital punishment
  • 21. What was the result of the case where a man touched another man's hip at a bar in 2017?
A) A warning
B) Three months in prison
C) An acquittal
D) Deportation
  • 22. Has the death penalty ever been applied for homosexual activity in the UAE?
A) Yes, as a standard penalty
B) Only for foreign nationals
C) Yes, but rarely
D) No
  • 23. Which NGO mentions that UAE laws discriminate against women, migrants, and LGBTQ individuals?
A) Amnesty International
B) United Nations
C) The Red Cross
D) Human Rights Watch
  • 24. What is the method of execution in the UAE?
A) Firing squad
B) Stoning
C) Hanging
D) Lethal injection
  • 25. What was one of the reforms enacted in the UAE in November 2020?
A) Establishing a democracy
B) Allowing political parties
C) Permitting cohabitation
D) Granting freedom of speech
  • 26. According to the text, how does the UAE rank on international human rights indexes?
A) In the middle
B) Near the bottom
C) The UAE is not ranked
D) In the top ten
  • 27. Where does the UAE run secret prisons according to the text?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Qatar
C) Oman
D) Yemen
  • 28. How many Emirati activists were reportedly jailed and tortured for seeking reforms after the Arab Spring?
A) More than 100
B) Less than 10
C) Over 1,000
D) Exactly 50
  • 29. How many different methods of torture were noted in the report on the UAE?
A) Twenty-five
B) Five
C) Sixteen
D) Ten
  • 30. Which international organization published an annual report in 2016 mentioning enforced disappearance in the UAE?
A) The Red Cross
B) The World Bank
C) Interpol
D) Amnesty International
  • 31. When was the UAE's State Security Apparatus (SSA) established?
A) 10 June 1947
B) 10 June 1971
C) 10 June 2000
D) 10 June 2011
  • 32. What does the SSA primarily use to crack down on peaceful dissent according to human rights organizations?
A) False terrorism charges
B) Public debates
C) Legal mediation
D) Educational campaigns
  • 33. What specific item was used by Sheikh Issa bin Zayed in the 2009 torture video?
A) Stun guns
B) Water hoses
C) Electric cattle prods
D) Handcuffs
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