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UNICEF: Six children killed or maimed everyday in Yemen conflict
UNICEF reported Tuesday that "on average at least six children have been killed or maimed everyday since March 15, 2015" as the crisis in Yemen escalates. The report also discussed how recruitment of children as young "as 10 years old" has increas (More) |
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Amnesty condemns Saudi sentence of 5 years for tweets
Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern Friday over the conviction of journalist Alaa Brinji by the Saudi Arabian Specialized Criminal Court. Alaa Brinji has been in detention since May 2014 and has not been allowed access to a lawyer. He was (More) |
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Rights groups urge countries to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia
Two human rights groups on Tuesday called for the US, the UK and France to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia due to accusations and evidence that the weapons are being used in attacks against Yemen. Amnesty International (AI) specifically addressed (More) |
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UN rights chief urges parties in Yemen to end conflict
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday criticized the Saudi Arabian coalition forces in Yemen for the more than 3,000 civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in just the past year. The High Commissioner said, " (More) |
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Dutch parliament approves ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
The Dutch parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban weapon exports to Saudi Arabia. The Netherlands is now the first country to pass formal legislation banning exports to Riyadh, after a February decision by the European Parliament urged (More) |
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UN: cooperation among judges vital to uphold rule of law
Cooperation among judges is vital to combating terrorism and upholding the rule of law around the world, UN officials said Thursday. In an effort to " counter-terrorism measures within the human rights and legal frameworks," the UN brought together (More) |
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Saudi court sentences man to 10 years for atheist social media posts
A Saudi Arabian court on Saturday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing atheist sentiments in recent social media posts. The religious police of Saudi Arabia, who are in charge of monitoring social media in the countr (More) |
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Saudi court overturns poet's death sentence
A court in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday overturned a death sentence for an "apostate" poet who renounced the Muslim faith, giving him eight years in prison instead. The court quashed the previous court's ruling that poet Ashraf Fayadh was to be sentence (More) |
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Prominent female rights activist detained in Saudi Arabia
A well-known female human rights activist was detained Tuesday by government authorities in Saudi Arabia. Samar Badawi was detained and interviewed by Saudi prosecutors, allegedly for her involvement in managing a Twitter account that campaigned fo (More) |
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Saudi Guantanamo detainee repatriated
Saudi Guantanamo detainee Muhammed Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani has been repatriated to his home country, the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday. The Periodic Review Board (PRD) determined in September that "continued law of war dete (More) |
UN deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait expires
On January 15, 1991, the deadline issued by United Nations for Iraq to withdraw its troops from of Kuwait expired. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 678, giving Iraq until January 15, 1991 to leave.
