Category Archives: Briefing Papers
Saudi Arabia Reports
The Goat Life: A Window into Migrant Worker Struggles and Saudi Arabia’s Kafala System
Netflix’s recent release, The Goat Life, has ignited a heated conversation surrounding the treatment of [...]
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Qatar Reports
Abdullah Ibhais: Another Case of Vengeful Imprisonment
In July 2021, Qatar approved new laws to regulate its first legislative elections, but these [...]
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United Arab Emirates Reports
The Verdict of the UAE84 Unlawful Trial: Another Wrongful Sentencing
On 10 July 2024, the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced 69 defendants to [...]
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Bahrain
Elderly HRDs face abuse and human rights violations in Bahrain
On 13th September 2024, ADHRB delivered an intervention at the United Nation Human Rights Council [...]
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Bahrain
On 12th September 2024, ECDHR and other NGOs delivered an intervention at the United Nation [...]
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Saudi Arabia’s digital rights hypocrisy
The intersection of human rights and digital rights has become increasingly critical as digital technologies [...]
Jul
Behind the Curtain: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Image Makeover
Introduction Whitewashing is a practice employed by organizations, governments, and individuals to gloss over or [...]
Jul
The Male Guardianship System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The male guardianship system that reigns in the GCC countries assumes that women should be [...]
Jul
Bahrain Land Reclamation
The Kingdom of Bahrain, a small archipelago situated in the Arabian Gulf, is composed of [...]
May
Exposing Neom
The Neom project, a $500 billion mega-city currently being built on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea [...]
May