Category Archives: Saudi Arabia
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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United Arab Emirates Reports
Undermining Justice: The UAE’s Struggle with Judicial Independence, Human Rights, and Unfair Trials
The rule of law in the UAE faces significant challenges in ensuring judicial independence, transparency, [...]
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Qatar Reports
Freedom of Expression in Qatar
Qatar has claimed to commit to social and political reforms, yet there are still significant [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
FIFA’s Decision to Award Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup: A Step Backward for Human Rights
FIFA’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as the host country for the 2034 World Cup has [...]
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Saudi Arabia: government’s Absher App used to control women’s travels
In Saudi Arabia, citizens can use a mobile app called Absher to access Interior Ministry [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: two foreign journalists Marwan al-Muraisi and Abdel Rahman Farhaneh have been detained for months
Saudi Arabia has been detaining two journalists, Marwan al-Muraisi and Abdel Rahman Farhaneh, for months. [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Abdullah Al-Otaibi ill-treated in prison
Human rights defender Mohammed Abdullah Al-Otaibi, who is serving a 14 years prison sentence, is [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030, an Economic Plan to Whitewash Human Rights Abuses
Saudi Arabia launched the Vision 2030 economic program in 2016 to boost its economy. The [...]
May