Category Archives: Countries
Saudi Arabia Reports
Promises and Progress? Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the UN SDGs, and the Reform Commitments
In 2016, Saudi Arabia unveiled Vision 2030, a plan to diversify its oil-dependent economy, modernize [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
Real Change or Mere Façade? The Disappearance of Manahel al-Otaibi Reveals the Inconsistencies of Saudi Reforms for Women’s Rights
In the wake of the Vision 2030 project, Saudi Arabia started to present a series [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
KSrelief and the Humanitarian Contradictions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has recently intensified its humanitarian [...]
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Bahrain Reports
Repression Continues to Hit Human Rights Activists in Bahrain. Despite Royal Pardons, Many Are Still in Jail.
Between the end of 2024 and March 2025, Bahrain’s King Ahmed bin Isa Al Khalifa [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
The Rights of Older Persons in Saudi Arabia: Non-Citizens and Detained Dissidents at Risk
The United Nations (UN) Principles for Older Persons function within the broader international human rights [...]
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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, [...]
Jan
Bahrain: Update on Alternative Sentencing
Introduced in Bahrain in 2017, the Alternative Penalties and Procedures Law has seen a heightened [...]
Dec
Saudi Arabia: Desegregating restaurants’ entrances for women
On 8 December, authorities in Saudi Arabia recognised that restaurants should not keep segregated entrances [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
Nov
Saudi Arabia: Arrest and Persecution Against Entertainment Policy Critics
In Saudi Arabia, authorities continue to prosecute individuals that criticize the General Authority for Entertainment. [...]
Oct
Saudi Arabia: Guardianship System Proves Stronger than Women’s Travel Restriction Reform
Women are now allowed to obtain a passport, but the guardianship system still restricts women’s [...]
Oct