"An expert on Dubai's repressive legal system has warned women that its reputation as a 'safe, glamorous, crime-free destination' is far from reality after a Ukrainian model was found badly injured"

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"Women have been warned that Dubai's crime-free image is a 'myth' after a model was found battered and bruised by a roadside. The 20-year-old woman, from Ukraine, suffered multiple serious injuries, including broken limbs and a fractured spine.

She was discovered 10 days after being missing, and was last known to have attended an event at a Dubai hotel with "two men from the modelling business". It is feared she may have been coerced into attending a 'porta potty party', where women are forced into performing vile sex acts with men.

Now, Radha Stirling from legal advocacy group Detained in Dubai has told how the incident is only the latest case of women being subjected to horrific physical and sexual assaults in the territory. Many of them are "treated as criminals themselves" by authorities in the UAE when they come forward to report the abuse they have suffered, she said. ....

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"Over the years, I’ve worked with numerous women who have been raped, drugged, assaulted or abducted in the UAE, and then treated as criminals themselves when they tried to report it."

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The latest case, involving a Ukrainian OnlyFans model who was found injured and distressed in the street after reportedly meeting a man who claimed to have powerful connections, is deeply concerning.

"Tragically, the circumstances echo a well-established pattern in the UAE, where serious incidents involving women are rarely reflected in official statistics, and alleged perpetrators often face no consequences due to influence, connections, or official indifference.

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"It is not uncommon in the UAE for women to be lured under false pretences and then coerced or even forced into unwanted sexual acts. Those who commit such abuses often face no consequences, while victims are left in extremely vulnerable positions, frequently threatened with police complaints or arrest by influential individuals if they attempt to report the crime."

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Radha Stirling said that "women need to be aware that real risks do exist, and for many, these encounters have ended in violence". These are rarely reflected UAE’s official crime statistics, and the expert lawyer claimed that embassies often "fail to issue any warnings about these dangers prior to travel."

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"Dubai’s justice system routinely fails victims of sexual violence, especially foreign women. Many are too frightened to report crimes at all, knowing they risk arrest under outdated morality laws that criminalise sex outside of marriage (if married), sex in certain locations and adultery, regardless of consent. Some victims are drugged in hotels, wake up traumatised, and are told by police that they will be charged if they file a complaint."

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