Category Archives: News and Events
Reports United Arab Emirates
Uncovering the Golden Facade: Inside the UAE’s Rise to Prominence in Gold Imports and the Dark Truths Behind it
In 1996, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was far from being a major gold-importing country. [...]
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Reports Saudi Arabia
Microsoft’s Cloud Expansion in Saudi Arabia: Balancing Innovation with Human Rights Concerns
To improve digital innovation and economic diversification, Saudi Arabia and Microsoft have embarked on a [...]
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Countries Reports United Arab Emirates
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 [...]
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Countries Reports Saudi Arabia
Censorship in Saudi Arabia – online media restrictions
In an era where digital platforms allow for unprecedented access to information, some nations are [...]
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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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Uncovering whitewashing strategies in the Gulf
On Monday, April 24th, the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR) organized a [...]
May
War crimes in Yemen: a long-overdue call for accountability
Introduction Global discussion has been redirected dramatically in recent months towards the conflict currently taking [...]
May
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
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
The EU-Saudi Dialogue: placing human rights at the centre of the discourse
By ECDHR Staff, 21 March 2022 Saudi Arabia has been restricting freedom of expression further [...]
Mar
Red Flag for Formula One
By ECDHR staff Formula One (F1) has consistently been hesitant to comment on human rights [...]
Mar
The GCC sportswashing: F1 Grand Prix continues despite human rights violations
Photo credit: The Independent 14th March, 2022 F1 Grand Prix history with the GCC [...]
Mar
International Women’s Day: Feminism and Sorority in the Gulf
By ECDHR staff On March 8th, 2022, International Women’s Day, ECDHR hosted a webinar with [...]
Mar
PRESS RELEASE: Virtual panel: Slowly Dying in Bahraini prisons: a call for urgent action
If you would like to watch the full event, you can do so here: Slowly [...]
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