Category Archives: Countries

Parliamentary question on human rights in Bahrain during a belgian parliament’s foreign affairs committee session

On the 21st of January 2020, Mr Cogolati – a member of the Belgian House [...]

30
Jan
Saudi Arabia: 184 executed in 2019, 35 more than 2018

Saudi Arabia executed 184 people last year, Reprieve announced, among which 88 Saudis, 90 foreigners, [...]

14
Jan
Saudi Arabia: The Dakar Rally does not cancel human rights abuses

“Dream. Dare. Live it.”, says the Dakar Rally manifest. The race, started on January 5th, [...]

08
Jan
Bahrain: Update on Alternative Sentencing

Introduced in Bahrain in 2017, the Alternative Penalties and Procedures Law has seen a heightened [...]

17
Dec
Saudi Arabia: Desegregating restaurants’ entrances for women

On 8 December, authorities in Saudi Arabia recognised that restaurants should not keep segregated entrances [...]

09
Dec
Bahrain: MEP Phil Bennion (Renew Europe) Issues Written Question on Case of Hajer Mansoor

On November 12, 2019 (updated 27 November 2019) MEP Phil Bennion, from the Renew Europe [...]

28
Nov
UN human rights experts address 10 cases of denial of medical care

On 18 September 2019 the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD); the Special Rapporteur [...]

22
Nov
Bahrain: 52 MEPs Send Letter to EU Ambassador in Riyadh on Medical Neglect in Bahrain

This morning, 21 November, a Joint letter on the medical treatment of prisoners in Bahrain, [...]

21
Nov
Kuwait: Slaves Bought and Sold on Social Media and Phone Applications

A BBC Arabic investigation over online human trafficking in Kuwait has shown that selling girls [...]

08
Nov
UAE: HIV treatment in prison negated to non-nationals

The United Arab Emirates tests prisoners for HIV but does not treat all of them: [...]

06
Nov