Category Archives: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Reports
Saudi Megaprojects in Retreat Amid Ambition, Cost and Human Toll
It comes as little surprise that Saudi Arabia is officially scaling back some of its [...]
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Reports Countries
Child Marriage in Iraq: A Year Since Personal Status Law Ammendments
In January of 2025, Iraq’s parliament passed three crucial amendments which sparked global outrage. These [...]
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Kuwait
Citizenship Revocation in Kuwait: A Statelessness Crisis with Global Human Rights Stakes
Since early 2024, Kuwait has experienced an unprecedented wave of citizenship revocations that has left [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
International Pressure Mounting: Saudi Arabia Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Workers’ Rights
On January 4th of 2026, Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the [...]
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Countries Reports Saudi Arabia
Women Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia — Repression Behind Reform
Saudi Arabia continues to promote an image of progressive reform on women’s rights, highlighting measures [...]
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UAE Counterterrorism Law: A Tool To Suppress Dissent
It is now sadly well known that some Gulf countries use anti-terrorism laws to suppress [...]
Oct
An Uncertain Future for Food Insecurity
The access to and availability of food is undoubtedly one of the most important human [...]
Sep
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait’s AI Partnership: Innovation or Entrenchment of Repression?
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are investing substantial resources into the development of artificial intelligence [...]
Sep
The GCC and Social Developments
Last week, the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) undersecretaries for social development met in Kuwait to [...]
Sep
142 Arrested on Corruption Charges: Saudi Arabia’s Controversial Tactics to Combat Corruption
Over the course of July, 142 public employees were arrested on corruption charges. The Oversight [...]
Sep
The Execution of Jalal al-Labbad: How Saudi Arabia Continues to Openly Defy International Norms
This month, Saudi authorities executed Jalal al-Labbad. al-Labbad was sentenced and then executed stemming from [...]
Sep
The Execution of Jalal Labbad: Account of a Tragedy
On 21 August 2025, the Saudi authorities executed Jalal Labbad. This execution is further proof [...]
Sep
Saudi Arabia’s UN Resolution on Child Protection Exposes Stark Hypocrisy
On 8 July 2025, during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC59), [...]
Jul
Five Years Detained: The Case of Ten Egyptian Nubians in Saudi Arabia
Five years after their arrest, ten Egyptian Nubian citizens remain arbitrarily detained in Saudi Arabia. [...]
Jul
Saudi Arabia’s Execution Escalation: 2025 Set to Become Deadliest Year Yet
Saudi Arabia is on pace for another record-breaking year in its use of the death [...]
Jul