Category Archives: Countries
Yemen Reports
Barriers to Freedom of Movement: The Impact of the Mahram System on Yemeni Women’s Rights
Discrimination against women in Yemen is pervasive and deeply rooted in both societal norms and [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Investment in Tennis: Sportswashing and Human Rights Concerns
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has made significant investments in global sports, using high-profile tournaments [...]
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Oman Reports
Religious Freedom in Oman: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies
In Oman, the constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion, yet this right is [...]
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Yemen Reports
Gender-Based Violence in Yemen: A Crisis Within a Crisis
In Yemen’s protracted conflict, another devastating crisis festers largely out of sight: the epidemic of [...]
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Qatar Reports
Qatar’s Discriminatory Citizenship Laws: How New Electoral Reforms Deny Rights to the Al Murra tribe
In July 2021, Qatar approved new laws to regulate its first legislative elections, but these [...]
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Bahrain: French Senator Pierre Laurent Expresses Concern Regarding the Death Sentences Upheld Against Ahmed AlMalali and Ali AlArab
On 12 June 2019, French Senator Pierre Laurent has sent two letters to highlight the [...]
Jun
Bahrain: member of the Italian Parliament Laura Boldrini (Liberi e Uguali) has issued a parliamentary question to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the case of AlArab and AlMalali
On 17 June 2019, Italian Member of the Parliament and former president of Italy’s Chamber [...]
Jun
Bahrain: President of the Social Democratic Group to the Swiss Parliament has sent a letter to the King of Bahrain concerning the case of Ahmed AlMalali and Ali AlArab
On 18 June 2019, Roger Nordmann, President of the Social Democratic Group to the Swiss [...]
Jun
UAE: prominent activist Abdul Rahman Bin Sobeih Al-Suwaidi has been released after being forced to deny mistreatment in prison
On 16 June 2019, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed [...]
Jun
Bahrain: political prisoner Ali Al-Hajee is ready to resume hunger strike to denounce miserable prison conditions and the denial of medical care
Ali Al-Hajee, a Bahraini political prisoner, released a statement in early June 2019 to denounce [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Ali Ahmed Fakhrawi and Mohamed Ahmed Fakhrawi
Ali Ahmed Fakhrawi and Mohamed Ahmed Fakhrawi are two Bahrain citizens who have been arrested [...]
Jun
United Kingdom: latest FCO human rights report fails to properly address human rights issues in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its annual rights report which has failed [...]
Jun
Saudi Arabia: Murtaja Qureiris is facing death penalty for peacefully protesting at 13 years of age
UPDATE: 18 year-old boy Murtaja Qureiri, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia will not face execution. [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed
Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed was arrested in Bahrain in 2015 and is currently detained in Jau [...]
Jun
Bahrain: 13 human rights organisations have sent a joint letter to the King of Bahrain to demand the commutation of death sentences of Ali Al-Arab and Ahmed Al-Malali
On 30 May 2019, the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR) and 12 [...]
May