Category Archives: Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
NGOs at #HRC61 Condemns Saudi Transnational Repression Against Dissidents Abroad
On 11 March 2026, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) delivered an intervention during the 61st session of [...]
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Saudi Arabia News and Events
NGOs at #HRC61 Condemns the Continued Execution of Individuals for Alleged Crimes Committed as Children in Saudi Arabia
On 10 March 2026, NGOs delivered an intervention during the 61st session of the United [...]
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Bahrain News and Events
NGOs at #HRC61 Highlights Violations of the Right to Work and Peaceful Assembly in Bahrain
On 5 March 2026, NGOs delivered an intervention during the 61st session of the United [...]
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United Arab Emirates Briefing Papers
Personal Data Protection in the UAE: Legal Framework, Human Rights Implications and Comparative Analysis with the European GDPR
The rapid growth of digital technologies and data-driven governance has made the protection of personal [...]
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United Arab Emirates Reports
Epstein Files Reveal UAE Links and Efforts to Influence Narrative Around Khashoggi Killing
Much attention has recently focused on newly released records concerning financier and convicted sex offender [...]
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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
Kuwait: Human Rights Defender Abdulhakim AlFadhli Faces Arbitrary Detention
This article is sourced from original reporting done by Front Line Defenders. On 21 July [...]
Aug
Kuwait: Government Continues to Target and Incarcerate Bidoon Community
Following the death of Ayed Hamad Moudath and the ensuing protests in early July, Kuwaiti [...]
Aug
Kuwait: Authorities Crackdown on Peaceful Protests Over Bidoon Death
Between the 11 and 14 of July 2019 Kuwaiti authorities have arrested at least 15 [...]
Jul