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Saudi Arabia top court confirms death sentence of Shiite Muslim Cleric
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of Shiite Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was found guilty of sedition and other charges following his involvement in the 2011 Arab Spring Movement. Nimr's brother made the announceme (More) |
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Saudi activist sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Saudi activist was sentenced to 10 years in prison and banned from traveling abroad for an additional 10 years, a human rights lawyer said Tuesday. Abdel-Karim al-Khadar, a professor of Islamic studies from Qassim who was arrested in April 2013, w (More) |
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Rights groups criticize UN Yemen resolution
Human rights organizations on Friday criticized the UN Human Rights Council for passing a resolution on Yemen that does not call for an independent international war crimes investigation. The Netherlands, backed by other Western countries, had pro (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Saudi authorites to block execution of juvenile Arab Spring protester
A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged authorities in Saudi Arabia to block the execution of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr , who was convicted of involvement in the Arab Spring protests when he was 17. The experts said, "ny judgment imposing th (More) |
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DOD transfers Guantanamo detainee to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that it had transferred Guantanamo detainee Abdul Shalabi. Shalabi, who likely was a bodyguard for Osama Bin Laden , was transferred to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after a Per (More) |
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HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday released a letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour encouraging the strengthening of amendments proposed to the country's 1960 penal code to better protect human rights. The articles, which are under re (More) |
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Yemen president backs out of UN-arranged negotiations with rebels
The president of Yemen on Sunday backed out of talks arranged by the United Nations (UN) with Shiite rebels. It was announced by his office that there would be no talks until the rebels accept a UN resolution that would require them to remove them (More) |
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Amnesty: Saudi Arabia executing individuals after unfair trials
Saudi Arabia's flawed judicial system has resulted a surge of executions following unfair trials, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According to AI, 175 people have been executed over the past 12 months with an average of one person put (More) |
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AI: killings of civilians in Yemen conflict may be war crimes
The fighting in Yemen [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] between Huthi militias and anti-Huthi armed groups has indiscriminately killed and wounded civilians with unlawful airstrikes in civilian neighborhoods, according to a report issued Tues (More) |
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign joint security agreement
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Thursday that will improve stability and safety in the region. The agreement , entitled the "Cairo Declaration" and signed in Cairo by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Defense Minister (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.
