Abu Dhabi Judicial Department revealed that the Office of Human Rights of the Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships received 199 complaints from citizens and residents holding 33 nationalities during the current year, 25% of which were citizens, compared to 75% for expatriates, explaining that 17% of those who benefited from services Financial assistance facilitated by the office in cooperation with charitable societies were citizens of the state, while the percentage of residents who benefited from the same service was 14%.
The department reported, during a media meeting organized yesterday, at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, that the awareness campaigns and various media activities presented by the department with the aim of reducing the phenomenon of divorce in society, succeeded in ending 7136 family conflicts and requested a divorce with reconciliation between spouses during the current year, expected that the campaign will result in Its next plan is to achieve over 7,500 new reconciliation cases.
In detail, yesterday, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department organized the 66th Media Forum, entitled "An ambitious media vision and effective communication with the community", during which the institutional communication officials and international cooperation in the department reviewed indicators and achievements of the statistical report for the current year 2019.
The forum started by shedding light on the performance of the department's coordination and media preparation, as the department head, Mariam Al-Braiky, affirmed that the department organized 50 guidance and training workshops during the current year, and published 312 educational materials for the masses, in addition to many activities within its awareness campaign aimed at reducing The phenomenon of divorce, noting that these efforts contributed to making 7136 thousand cases of reconciliation between spouses during the current year.
Al-Buraiki said, “The administration participated in activities and events such as external exhibitions, as well as planning the department’s efforts in the field of social responsibility, contributing to local and global campaigns, and continuous improvement to improve the services of the department provided to people of determination and needy groups in society.”
She pointed out that the administration also contributed to spreading the legal culture, highlighting the role of the department with its social responsibilities, enhancing its role in the humanitarian, environmental and cultural field, and strengthening and strengthening relations between the entities, supporting the role of people of determination and continuous improvement of the services provided to them.
Al-Buraiki reported that this year witnessed the issuance of the first copy of the UAE’s constitution in a “Braille” way for people with disabilities who are visually impaired, in addition to publishing legal materials in innovative ways such as “infographic” and organizing awareness campaigns in the law through community awareness films produced by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department In addition to issuing community awareness brochures and providing copies of laws in English in the central library.
Al-Buraiki indicated that the Electronic Publishing Department launched during the 2019 the digital library project with the aim of providing legal issues electronically and providing participation in the central library system for all segments of society, with symbolic amounts not exceeding 400 dirhams annually, along with supporting projects of people of determination in the Judicial Department, and activating the mobile court during participation In disseminating the legal culture, and contributing and benefiting from it with the labor court in resolving labor disputes, pointing out that a project was also launched to spread the legal culture in a "video conference" way, and applying it in exhibitions in coordination with the concerned authorities.
During the forum, Fatima Al-Badawi, Director of the Human Rights Office at the Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, reviewed the efforts and accomplishments of the office throughout the year, indicating that the Human Rights Office dealt with 199 mass complaints during the current year, noting that the percentage of citizens who benefit from rights services Human, it reached 25%, compared to 75% for residents.
Al-Badwawi indicated that the percentage of citizens benefiting from financial assistance services facilitated by the office in cooperation with charitable societies amounted to 17%, while the proportion of residents reached 14%, noting that requests received by the office regarding the abolition of violations of identity and nationality management amounted to 13%, followed by requests for financial settlements With creditor bodies such as banks, which recorded 9%, while the proportion of requests for mercy reached 7%, of the total complaints received by the office, which were submitted by the sons of 33 nationalities residing in the state, in addition to citizens.
The white hand
Yasser Al-Mahri, the official of the Partnerships Department at the Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships, explained that the Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships is the white hand with which the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department shook hands with its partners, to take steady steps towards the sustainability of justice and the provision of justice services to a secure society that rises to the levels of growth and development.
199 complaints from citizens and residents holding 33 nationalities during the current year.
• 50 extension and training workshops, and publishing 312 educational materials for the masses.