Human Rights

Reports Highlight Worsening Human Rights Situation in Saudi Arabia in 2025 …………….. International rankings and reports released in 2025 indicate a sharp decline in Saudi Arabia’s record on human rights and freedoms. According to the U.S. State Department’s annual human…

Rights Monitor Reports 3,300 Detained in Sudan’s Al-Jazira State ……… The Al-Jazira Human Rights Observatory has documented the continued detention of at least 3,300 people in Sudan’s Al-Jazira state, including in the cities of Wad Madani, Al-Hasahisa, and Rufaa. The…

Human Rights Watch Urges Stronger Cluster Munitions Ban ——————————— Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on global leaders to strengthen the international ban on cluster munitions, urging nations that have not yet done so to join the 2008 Convention on…

UN Experts Urge Saudi Arabia to Halt Executions of Minors ………… UN human rights experts have called on Saudi Arabia to immediately stop executing individuals convicted of crimes committed as minors, following the execution of Jalal Al-Labbad on 21 August.…

Hundreds of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia Unpaid for Months, Says Rights Group …………….. Hundreds of migrant workers employed by Sendan International in Saudi Arabia, including those working on state oil company Aramco’s project sites, have gone unpaid for up…

India: Human Rights Bodies Act on Allegations of Police Torturing Muslim Men —————————— Both the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have issued notices to the Bareilly Police in India regarding possible…

Rights Group Accuses Saudi Arabia of Continuing Executions of Juvenile Offenders ………….. A rights group has accused Saudi Arabia of continuing to impose the death penalty on minors despite government claims of reform. In a new report, Americans for Democracy…

Study Finds Women Represent Only 26% of News Subjects and Sources ………………. A new global media monitoring study has found that women account for just 26% of people featured or cited in news stories, highlighting persistent gender gaps in media…

Rights Groups Urge UK to Tie Gulf Trade Deal to Human Rights Protections ……………. Fourteen human rights organizations and labor unions—including SANAD and Human Rights Watch—have urged the UK government to include binding human rights safeguards in its upcoming free…

Rights Groups Urge UK to Include Human Rights Protections in GCC Trade Deal ———————— A coalition of rights groups has urged the UK government to incorporate human rights protections into a new trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),…