Friday, January 22, 2016

UAE tyranny is a model for Western government

"However, Shazia Arshad of the London-based International Campaign for Freedom in the UAE (ICFUAE)  described the new service as “another display of the increasingly close relationship between the UK and the UAE”, adding that the “[UK] Government has been all too willing to ignore the human rights violations there”. "However, Emirati human rights activists were less enthusiastic. As Ms Arshad of ICFUAE put it: “The irony of this new visa system is that while the British Government is easing freedom of movement for Emiratis, the UAE authorities are denying this right to their own citizens.” "