Category Archives: Reports
Kuwait Reports
Citizenship Revoked: Kuwait’s Escalating Denaturalization Crisis and the Bidoon’s Enduring Statelessness
Over the past year, Kuwait has witnessed a significant and troubling escalation in the revocation [...]
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Kuwait Reports
The Repeal of Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code
The controversial Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code has been repealed. The article allowed [...]
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Qatar Reports
The Arrest of 16 Filipino Workers in Qatar Unveils the Country’s Restrictive Law Against Public Gatherings
On 27 March, 16 Filipino workers were arrested in Qatar for organising a political manifestation [...]
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Oman
How the New Omani Citizenship Law Poses a Threat to Human Rights
The new Omani Citizenship Law has raised concerns regarding the protection of human rights. The [...]
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Yemen Briefing Papers
The War in Yemen: Starvation as a Weapon of Conflict
The war in Yemen, which began in 2014, has escalated into one of the most [...]
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The intersection between migrant workers’ abuses and the climate crisis in the United Arab Emirates
Purna, Til and Man Bahadur are the names of three South Asian men who migrated [...]
Apr
Censorship in Saudi Arabia – online media restrictions
In an era where digital platforms allow for unprecedented access to information, some nations are [...]
Apr
Kuwait’s Amnesty Scheme: a ploy to get rid of illegal migrants?
The Kuwaiti government has announced that from March 17 to June 17 illegal migrants, such [...]
Apr
WTA and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
On April 4 2024, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) finalized an agreement with the Saudi [...]
Apr
Brutal Crackdown: Voices Silenced – Pro-Palestine Demonstrators, Including Innocent Children, Face Harrowing Suppression in Bahrain Since October 2023
On the 15th of December 2023, the Bahraini police arrested 57 people, including 25 children, [...]
Apr
The nomination of Saudi Arabia for the presidency of the United Nations Women’s Rights Commission
At the end of March 2024, Saudi Arabia was appointed to chair the 69th session [...]
Apr
Silent Slaughter: The Untold Tragedy of Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border
Last August, Human Rights Watch revealed that between March 2022, and June 2023 the Saudi [...]
Apr
New assault on freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia: 12 football fans imprisoned for peaceful chants
On 27 March 2024 Amnesty International and eight other civil society organizations issued a joint [...]
Apr
The Kafala System in Saudi Arabia
In the 1950s, several Middle Eastern nations began facilitating a significant influx of foreign laborers [...]
Mar
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