Category Archives: GCC Member States
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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Dr. Abduljalil Al Singace: A Case of Severe Injustice
Dr. Abduljalil Al Singace, a Bahraini prisoner of conscience currently being detained at Jau Prison, [...]
Aug
The Modern Day Slaves of the Arab Gulf; What’s really going on with domestic workers in Kuwait?
The GCC Context For the past decade, the Arab Gulf Region has been pervaded [...]
Jul
Shedding blood on the issue: Saudi Arabia’s unflinching approach to the death penalty
In this article, ECDHR analyses the international and national legal framework surrounding capital punishment in [...]
Jun
Not All That Glitters Is Gold: The Gulf Interference with the EU Democratic Processes
By ECDHR Staff, 13 May 2022 Introduction Over the past decade, the European Union [...]
May
World Press Freedom Day
An infography on the state of press freedom in the world as well as in [...]
May
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
28th April 2022 In celebration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work [...]
Apr
Kuwait: behind the façade of International and Human Rights Commitments, the use of Torture has to end.
Stateless Arabs, known as bidoons, protest to demand rights in Jahra City, 50 kms of [...]
Apr
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
24th March 2022 As the world celebrates the International Day for the Right to the [...]
Mar
Sportwashing in the Gulf
A few weeks ago, the purchase of a football club by a new buyer, a [...]
Nov
Invisible Chains: Legal and Structural Challenges Facing Women’s Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, on International Women’s Day 2021, ECDHR together with ALQST hosted a panel event on [...]
Mar