While Egypt is seeking ‘exceptional’ treatment by the IMF, the ‘governance issues should be addressed In any coming bailout’ scheme to help government overcome the current economic impasse, states HRW in a report. Egypt is currently [ More … ]
The Human Rights Watch organization states in a report that in response to torture complaints, the Egyptian regime punishes victims of torture, not the police officers that practice it, where “trial of alleged torture victims [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch says in a report that the United Arab Emirates’ sweeping legal changes introduced in late 2021 are “deepening repression” in the country, where “Abusive provisions remain and the new measures increase rights [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch says Egypt is violating the right to worship by imposing prayer restrictions on Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan “Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments should end all arbitrary restrictions on religious [ More … ]
After altercation with security agents, where Abderrazak Kilani, the former head of the National Bar of Association, criticized Tunisian President Kais Saied, the prominent lawyer was arrested and imprisoned. “The imprisonment of the former head [ More … ]
Sudan’s military should allow peaceful protests, respect political participation of all, and set detainees free, Human Rights Watch said in a report it published yesterday. Sudan’s military leaders responsible for the 25 October 2021 takeover [ More … ]
Last September, HRW found in an extensive report that Egyptian Interior Ministry forces have killed dozens, perhaps hundreds, of secretly held dissidents in extrajudicial executions in recent years, said Amr Magdi, HRW researcher, Middle East [ More … ]
“Expo 2020 is yet another opportunity for the UAE to falsely present itself on the world stage as open, tolerant, and rights-respecting while shutting down the space for politics, public discourse, and activism,” says Michael [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday accused Israel of carrying out attacks against the Palestinians in Gaza “that violated the laws of war and apparently amount to war crimes” during its 11-day assault in May. The [ More … ]
US President Joe Biden’s U-turn on ending US support for offensive operations in Yemen earlier this week with the resumption of arms sale to the UAE has been condemned as a “disastrous” move by Human Rights Watch [ More … ]
Safety Concerns for Ex-Crown Prince, rights activists, and Sheikh Salman Al-Awda in Saudi prisons Human Rights Watch has expressed fears over the safety of former Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and other prominent detainees [ More … ]
The Human Rights Watch has most recently called for urgently ending detention and torture of children, especially in light of the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, with the risk of its spread among prisoners. [ More … ]
One day after a judge had ordered the release of Ola al-Qaradawi, daughter of a well-known Islamic scholar, authorities rearrested her Egyptian authorities should have released Ola al-Qaradawi, daughter Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, a well-known Islamic [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch sharply criticized Egyptian authorities on Monday for a series of “arbitrary” arrests of political opponents of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ahead of next month’s presidential election, which the watchdog considers “unfair”, reported Associated Press. [ More … ]
Accusing Palestinians in Jerusalem of law violation, Israel commits war crime by revoking their residency Israel revokes the residency status of the Palestinians accusing them of violating the laws, punishing them, as well as their [ More … ]
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