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Published in: 50.50: FeatureWomen and LGBTQ people caught up in El Salvador’s state of emergencyGovernment’s anti-gang measures are threatening the innocent, vulnerable and marginalised, say human rights groups
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisUN takes important first step to supporting human rights in RussiaThe Human Rights Council voted to appoint a special rapporteur, sending a message of support to Russian civil society
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Published in: Home: NewsWomen’s Tennis Association shows global business how to deal with BeijingBy suspending tournaments in China over treatment of Peng Shuai, the WTA placed rights over profits. How will the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe tentacles of autocratic regimes: the case of EgyptThe process of repression is outsourced to the citizenry who indirectly secure absolute power for the regime. It is...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWestern complicity is fuelling Yemen’s humanitarian crisisA besieged and starved population has been pushed to the brink of famine. The UK, US and France need to re-evaluate...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘We need to talk’ about Sisi’s twisted take on human rightsNo one is keeping the Egyptian government from “fighting terrorism.” But Sisi’s rhetoric on the “right to combat”...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHuman Rights Council condemns reprisals amidst unprecedented rate of cases in MENA regionOne can only wonder how the HRC can maintain its credibility while its member states are actively working against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain, torture and alienationDue to Egypt’s dire political and economic situation, pain and alienation are bound to be a feature of the lives of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace and exploitation in the GulfIt is time for the issue of race to become central to any discussion on the continued exploitation of workers in the Gulf.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Egyptian Army’s violent trail of breadcrumbsSupporting Egypt’s particular brand of fighting terrorism is equivalent to supporting a climate of expedited radicalization.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPaper tiger law forbidding FGM in SudanWhile the law is a political compromise cleverly designed to please stakeholders, girls at risk of undergoing FGM...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain and torture: state violence in EgyptThe root of state violence and torture is not poor police training, nor a political decision that can be reversed,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProsecuting politics: the judicial assault on Bahrain’s oppositionIf the government fails to inject real politics back into Bahraini society rather than relentless prosecution, the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Yemen, the war goes on and on and on...As people in Europe get ready for their end of year celebrations, more than 20 million Yemenis are getting ready to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUAE: when tweets become a matter of national securityThink twice before you speak in the UAE, you could end up spending 25 years in jail next time you tweet.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia10 years on: Jordan’s anti-terrorism law and the crackdown on dissentIt is now time that the authorities stop labelling all those who dare speak their minds as “terrorists”.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKingdom of arbitrary detention: how Saudi Arabia shuts down its most vocal criticsThe institutionalised repression practiced by Saudi authorities is exposed by the fight led by one of the Kingdom’s...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMonths later, Saudi still silent on stranded migrantsUntil Saudi Arabia takes ownership of the crisis, it will remain responsible for the egregious human rights abuses...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSports diplomacy: Bahrain’s martial arts venture distracts from human rights abusesWhile the use of successful sporting events is a persuasive approach to international relations, it is limited in...
