Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Unmuting Saudi Voices: A Call for Civic Freedom

The European Center for Democracy and Human Rights, along with the Americans for Democracy and [...]

The Impact of the Saudi-led Coalition Blockade on Human Rights in Yemen

Since the onset of the Yemeni conflict in March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition has enforced [...]

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 [...]

Saudi Arabia’s digital rights hypocrisy

The intersection of human rights and digital rights has become increasingly critical as digital technologies [...]

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in Western Sports Teams

Introduction The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have notoriously been accused of sportswashing, a tactic [...]

Gender discrimination in the GCC country’s citizenship nationality laws

Summary How is citizenship passed to children in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries? Do [...]

Behind the Curtain: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Image Makeover

Introduction Whitewashing is a practice employed by organizations, governments, and individuals to gloss over or [...]

The Hajj, a deadly pilgrimage

The Hajj pilgrimage, one of the world’s largest mass gatherings, occurred in Saudi Arabia from [...]

Ensuring Equality: Saudi Arabia and Article 9(2) of CEDAW

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is a [...]

#GameOverSaudi: ADHRB and ECDHR joint women’s rights campaign

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, together with the European Centre for Democracy [...]