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HRW: Prominent Detainees in Saudi Arabia Held Incommunicado

September 6, 2020 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt Must End Egypt’s Detention and Torture of Children Amid Coronavirus: HRW

May 8, 2020 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Egypt Latest News

HRW: Renewed Detention of Ola Al-Qaradawi Unlawful

July 8, 2019 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Egypt Latest News

Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to halt pre-election arrests

February 27, 2018 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Israel Latest News

Israel commits war crime: HRW

August 10, 2017 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Sudan

US postpones decision on Sudan sanctions for three months

July 12, 2017 MEO Staff

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 Latest News

HRW: UAE forces in Yemen practice ‘torture and forced disappearances’

July 3, 2017 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Gulf

Human Rights Watch: 1,750 complaints from Gulf nationals harmed by Arab rift

June 22, 2017 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Lebanon

HRW demands Lebanon investigate ‘unlawful’ beating of protesters

June 21, 2017 MEO Staff

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 Latest News

HRW calls on Jordan to arrest Sudan’s Bashir ahead of Arab League summit

March 27, 2017 MEO Staff

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 … ]

Libya Latest News

Haftar Militias Dug Tombs and Carried out Human Rights Abuses in Benghazi

March 22, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

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 … ]

Israel Latest News

Israel-Palestine director of Human Rights Watch denied work permit by Israel

February 24, 2017 MEO Staff

Israeli authorities denied a work permit application for the Israel and Palestine director of international NGO Human Rights Watch on the basis that it was “not a real human rights group,” the organization said in [ More … ]

Islamic State Latest News

Daesh ‘rapes and tortures Sunni Arab women too’: HRW

February 21, 2017 MEO Staff

Human Rights Watch on Monday said Daesh fighters have raped and tortured not only Yazidi women but also Sunni Arab women. Daesh fighters, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and [ More … ]

Syria: Is Assad regime still capable of carrying out new chemical attacks?
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Syria: Can new Chemical weapons report by HRW change anything?

February 16, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Assad regime forces used chemical weapons in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo during the final weeks of the battle to retake the key city, while both the regime and [ More … ]

Column: Rights groups’ anti-Saudi bias
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Column: Rights groups’ bias against Saudi Arabia

August 3, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

Human Rights Watch does important work to bring to light human rights abuses around the world. A spotlight on governments that oppress their people is necessary to guarantee the fundamental rights of every individual on [ More … ]

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