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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKingdom of arbitrary detention: how Saudi Arabia shuts down its most vocal critics
The institutionalised repression practiced by Saudi authorities is exposed by the fight led by one of the Kingdom’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK'Contempt of parliament': after Chilcot, can Blair be prosecuted?
The past 13 years have seen successive calls for former UK premier Tony Blair to be prosecuted for his part in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe inconvenient truth about child brides
It is easy for states to ratify all the necessary conventions and take all the necessary legal steps in outlawing...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThis week's window on the Middle East - October 2, 2013
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCashing in on the human rights regime
When all a politician needs to do is to pay the price of his/her misdemeanor and move on—which does not even come...
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Published in: 50.50How to protect 'invisible' people
Around 12 million people in the world are stateless, and many find themselves locked up for long periods of time...