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 … ]
U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday has delayed the lift of economic sanctions on Sudan for a three-month period until next October saying more time is needed to appreciate the permanent revocation of the 20-year embargo. [ More … ]
UAE transferred Yemen terror suspects to secret Eritrean prison, says Human Rights Watch Two investigations uncovered cases of ‘torture and forced disappearances’ by UAE forces in Yemen, a leading human rights group has said. Former [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch said it had received more than 1,750 complaints from Gulf citizens who had been affected by the severing of diplomatic ties and blockade on Qatar. During a meeting with the Qatari National [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch has called on Lebanese authorities to hold soldiers responsible for the “unlawful” public beatings of protesters last week in the capital Beirut. A rights group has called on the Lebanese authorities to [ More … ]
Jordan said Monday that it welcomes the participation of all Arab countries in the 28th Arab Summit, including Sudan. “According to the Arab League charter, all member states have access to all Arab League activities [ More … ]
UN-backed government in Tripoli and human rights groups said that it has evidence that Haftar’s militias are carrying out abuses in Benghazi. Several videos were posted online showing Haftar’s forces killing captured fighters. The Libyan National Army(LNA), [ More … ]
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