Category Archives: Kuwait
Saudi Arabia Briefing Papers
Behind the Curtain: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Image Makeover
Introduction Whitewashing is a practice employed by organizations, governments, and individuals to gloss over or [...]
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GCC Member States Reports United Arab Emirates
The Hidden Cost of Progress: Human Rights Violations of Migrant Workers in the UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become synonymous with rapid development and modern luxury, showcasing [...]
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Oman Reports
Migrant workers’ Access and Right to Work in Oman
The Royal Oman Police’s directive, reinforced by Omani Labour Law No. 53/2023, mandates that companies [...]
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Oman Reports
Reintegrating the Forgotten: The Fate of Former Guantanamo Detainees in Oman
The United States has undertaken covert operations to transfer Guantanamo detainees to the Middle East, [...]
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Qatar Reports
Gender-Based Violence Against Migrant Women in Qatar
Qatar’s rapid economic development, driven by its oil and gas industry, has attracted a large [...]
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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
Poverty amongst the Bidoon community in the State of Kuwait
A road, sometimes just a dirt track, separates the two worlds. On the wrong side, [...]
Aug
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: Kuwait
The 26th of June will be an important date for the international community, as it [...]
Jun
Stateless and defenceless – The Bidoon community in Kuwait
Despite its position as one of the wealthiest economies in the world, Kuwait is notorious [...]
Feb
The Struggle for Citizenship and Social Rights: Bidoon in Kuwait
Kuwait is the fifth richest country in the world and is able to provide its [...]
Oct
Kuwait | The Life of Overseas Migrant Workers
From Kuwait’s total population of 4.6 million people, over 3 million are migrant nationals from [...]
Jun
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts
The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]
May
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 [...]
Nov
Kuwait: 15 Bidoon Activists in Prison on Hunger Strike for Arbitrary Detention
On 22 August 2019, 15 Bidoon activists in prison began an open-ended hunger strike in [...]
Aug