Category Archives: Statements
Kuwait Reports
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 [...]
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Reports Saudi Arabia
WTA and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
On April 4 2024, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) finalized an agreement with the Saudi [...]
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Bahrain Reports
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, [...]
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Reports Saudi Arabia
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 [...]
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Countries Saudi Arabia
The ban on withholding worker’s passports under the light of the 2020 executive regulations
For decades, migrant workers who moved to Saudi Arabia have faced hardships in seeing their [...]
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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
26 June is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture since the UN [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Ali Mahdi Alaiwi arrested at the age of 17 is still in prison
Ali Mahdi Alaiwi is a Bahraini citizen who was arrested at the age of seventeen. [...]
May
Bahrain: France’s $2 billion investment in Bahrain must not prevent the French government from speaking out for an inclusive political dialogue in Bahrain
On 1 May 2019, French President Macron received King Hamad of Bahrain at the Palace [...]
May
The USCIRF categorises Bahrain as “Tier 2” country in its 2019 Annual Report
On 29 April 2019, the United State Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: Statement of Antonio Panzeri regarding the recent mass executions
In reaction of the mass executions carried out in Saudi Arabia on 23 April 2019, [...]
May
EEAS Spokesperson’s statement on the executions carried out in Saudi Arabia
On 24 April 2019, Maja Kocijančič, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Neighbourhood Policy [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: 37 people have been executed for terrorism-related charges. Concerns rise on the Saudi use of death penalty
On 23 April 2019, Saudi government executed 37 people who have been previously convicted for [...]
May
United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike
Ahmed Mansoor, an imprisoned human rights defender and blogger, has been on hunger strike since [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: Detention of Husain Abu al-Khair
Husain Abu al-Khair is a 65-year-old Jordanian man. He was tortured and sentenced to death [...]
May
Bahrain: wave of citizenship reinstatement
On Saturday 20 April 2019, King Hamad bin Isa Khalifa reinstated the citizenship of 551 [...]
Apr