Category Archives: United Arab Emirates
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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Secret prisons and strategic diplomacy: How the UAE masks its human rights abuses in Yemen
Disclaimer: This text was written prior to President Biden’s announcement to halt all offensive military [...]
Feb
Appointment of UAE Ministry of Interior Official to the Presidency of INTERPOL
19 international human rights organizations sent a letter to the Secretary-General of Interpol, during which [...]
Oct
The United Arab Emirates: Human Rights Violations in the Yemen Conflict
What started as a civil war in Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, quickly escalated [...]
Oct
Cybersecurity in the UAE
During the 21st century, and particularly during the 2010s, the issue of cybersecurity has become [...]
May
GCC Countries and Migrant Workers: Background Facts
The presence of migrant workers in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), [...]
May
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
Upcoming Event: Solidarity Stand for Ahmed Mansoor
EN Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent Emirati human rights defender, is serving a ten-year prison sentence [...]
Oct
United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Mansoor Continues his Protest Against the Poor Conditions of his Detention
In early September, the well-known human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, already a member of Gulf [...]
Oct
UAE: Police Find Truck with 18 People Being Trafficked Across the Border
On 10 September 2019, UAE security forces prevented eighteen migrants from being smuggled clandestinely in [...]
Sep
United Arab Emirates: Human rights defender Osama AlNajjar Released
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have freed activist and political prisoner Osama AlNajjar [...]
Aug