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UN rights expert calls for release of UAE activist
Several UN rights experts called Tuesday for the release of prominent human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who was arrested at his home on March 20 by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities. An arrest warrant was not issued and his current whereabou (More) |
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Families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
More than 850 family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks filed a lawsuit Monday against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The suit alleges that Saudi Arabia provided support to al Qaeda in multiple ways. First, it alleges that Saudi Arabian charitie (More) |
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Bahrain parliament approves military trials for civilians
Bahrain's Shura Council , the upper house of parliament, on Sunday approved a change in the nation's constitution that will allow military trials for civilians accused of being involved in terrorism plots. Critics are concerned that Bahrain is retu (More) |
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Human rights groups condemn execution of 15 in Jordan
In response to the mass execution of 15 people in Jordan on Saturday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) , condemned the hanging as being secretive and conducted "without transparency. This mass execution was largest e (More) |
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UN rights expert criticizes extreme rhetoric in global politics
A UN cultural rights expert presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Friday expressing concern over the normalization of extreme rhetoric in politics, culture and media all over the globe. In presenting her report, special rapporteur Kari (More) |
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US might consider leaving UN Human Rights Council: reports
Two sources with contacts in the Trump administration suggested Saturday that the US might be considering leaving the UN Human Rights Council . One source explained that several requests had come from the US State Department regarding the Council, su (More) |
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HRW: Saudi Arabia intensifies actions against human rights advocates
Saudi Arabia has intensified its arrests and convictions of human rights advocates and dissenting writers in 2017, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday. In January a Saudi court sentenced two human rights activists to long prison terms follo (More) |
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Trump's Unconstitutional Muslim Ban
JURIST Contributing Editor, Professor Emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and author Marjorie Cohn discusses the constitutional violations resulting from the executive order banning nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries ... On Januar (More) |
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Canada court permits Saudi arms deal
The Federal Court of Canada on Tuesday refused [judgment, PDF; press release, PDF] to block the Canadian government from selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The challenge was brought before the court by Professor Daniel Turp who argued he had a public int (More) |
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Saudi citizen receives 7-year sentence for insulting Twitter post
Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh on Monday handed down a seven-year sentence to a Saudi citizen as well as numerous other punitive measures for a Twitter post the court deemed insulting to the ruling Al Saud family . The S (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.
