Category Archives: Countries
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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Torture in Saudi Arabia Through the Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an important mechanism that involves peer assessments of UN [...]
Mar
Migrants rights in Saudi Arabia Through the Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a key mechanism that assesses, encourages, and broadens a [...]
Feb
Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia Through the Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique procedure of the United Nations Human Rights [...]
Feb
Assessing Human Rights Conditions in Jau Prison
Bahrain, a small island in the Gulf with a population of 1.5 million, is currently [...]
Feb
Qatar: Persistent violations of foreign labor rights
In December 2010, Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, since [...]
Jan
Saudi Arabia: force disappearance of activists
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) defines “enforced [...]
Jan
Oman: Examining women’s rights and gender bias
Oman, a nation with a population of 2.6 million, is the oldest independent state in [...]
Jan
Bahrain’s Systemic Injustice Revealed in Mass Trial
13 people were sentenced to prison by a Bahraini court on December 6, 2023, following [...]
Dec
IGF 2024 in Saudi Arabia: Silencing Dissent and Human Rights Concerns
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is an annual event organized by the United Nations, convening [...]
Dec
Manahel al-Otaibi: The Struggle for Freedom in Saudi Arabia
Manahel al-Otaibi’s nightmare began on November 16, 2022. A 29-year-old certified fitness instructor was detained [...]
Dec