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Zimbabwe death row inmates challenge sentences
More than a dozen death row inmates in Zimbabwe on Sunday submitted a plea to the nation's constitutional court through a local NGO, arguing that their death sentences are unconstitutional. The inmates have spent between four and 20 years on death r (More) |
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UN: use of cluster bombs in Yemen may be war crime
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday warned that the use of cluster bombs by a Saudi-led coalition against neighborhoods in Yemen may amount to a war crime. Cluster bombs spread bomblets over a wide area, many of which do not immediately exp (More) |
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Saudi Arabia executes 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges
Saudi Arabian officials said Saturday that the government has executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including al Qaeda detainees and a prominent Shiite cleric who rallied protesters against the government. The execution of Sheikh Nimr (More) |
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Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi's health deteriorates
Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi , a recent recipient of the prestigious European human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health owing to the lengthy hunger strike he initiated more than 20 days ago (More) |
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Saudi Arabia publicly executes murder convict unable to raise $1 million
A man convicted of murder was publicly beheaded on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia after he was unable to meet the monetary demand of the victim's family which would have prevented his death. Joselito Lidasan Zapanta, from the Philippines, was convicted of (More) |
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HRW: Saudi Arabia sentences Palestinian poet to death for apostasy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that a Saudi Arabia court has sentenced Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh to death for apostasy or abandoning his Muslim faith. The organization's researcher in the Middle East, Adam Coogle, said that he had seen th (More) |
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HRW: US should stop approved arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) announced a Foreign Military Sale estimated at $1.29 billion for air- (More) |
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HRW: Saudi labor reforms fail to protect domestic workers
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday that Saudi Arabia's new labor laws have helped to stop abuses of migrant workers, but the reforms fail to meet the needs of domestic workers. The 38 amendments went into effect last month. The Labor ministry h (More) |
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Amnesty reports a record 151 people executed in Saudi Arabia this year
Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday that Saudi Arabia has executed a record 151 people this year, the highest number since 1995. In 2014 the total number of executions carried out was 90, and so far this year the number is up by 68 percent. (More) |
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Amnesty urges war crime investigation into Yemen hospital airstrike
Amnesty International (AI) has called Tuesday for an independent investigation into possible war crimes surrounding the destruction of a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Yemen. According to local sources, the Saudi-Arabia led coalition c (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.
