Category Archives: United Arab Emirates
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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Season 2: ECDHR in Conversation
22 October 2021 – ECDHR is excited to bring a second season of the “ECDHR [...]
Oct
ECDHR welcomes the European Parliament Resolution on the UAE
16 September – The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in a plenary session today to [...]
Sep
Failure of the United Arab Emirates to comply with anti-torture policies
To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, ECDHR takes a look [...]
Jun
Secret prisons and strategic diplomacy: How the UAE masks its human rights abuses in Yemen
Disclaimer: This text was written prior to President Biden’s announcement to halt all offensive military [...]
Feb
Appointment of UAE Ministry of Interior Official to the Presidency of INTERPOL
19 international human rights organizations sent a letter to the Secretary-General of Interpol, during which [...]
Oct
The United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Violations in the Yemen Conflict
What started as a civil war in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, quickly escalated [...]
Oct
Cybersecurity in the UAE
During the 21st century, and particularly during the 2010s, the issue of cybersecurity has become [...]
May
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts
The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]
May
UAE: HIV treatment in prison negated to non-nationals
The United Arab Emirates tests prisoners for HIV but does not treat all of them: [...]
Nov
Upcoming Event: Solidarity Stand for Ahmed Mansoor
EN Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent Emirati human rights defender, is serving a ten-year prison sentence [...]
Oct