Human Rights
Index on Censorship: Saudi courts equate freedom of opinion with terrorist acts
United Kingdom
September 20, 2022
Index on Censorship: Saudi courts equate freedom of opinion with terrorist acts
Index on Censorship for Freedom of Expression considered that courts are weapons used to equate freedom of expression with acts…
Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mechanism in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
September 10, 2022
Human rights groups call on UN to establish dedicated accountability mechanism in Afghanistan
Human rights groups on Friday, 9th of September, called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan. In an…
Afghanistan: Rights group confirms Shia Hazaras face threats from ISKP
Afghanistan
September 7, 2022
Afghanistan: Rights group confirms Shia Hazaras face threats from ISKP
An affiliate of the ISIS in Afghanistan has targeted Hazaras – a predominantly Shia Muslim ethnic group – and other…
Long-awaited UN report on rights violations of Uighur Muslims released
Asia
September 1, 2022
Long-awaited UN report on rights violations of Uighur Muslims released
The office of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has published its long-awaited report on alleged rights violations in China’s…
UN: Restrictions on fundamental human rights exacerbating bleak humanitarian plight in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
August 31, 2022
UN: Restrictions on fundamental human rights exacerbating bleak humanitarian plight in Afghanistan
Restrictions on fundamental human rights and freedoms — especially for women and girls — are exacerbating the bleak humanitarian situation…
Rights group: Saudi woman jailed 45 years over social media posts
Saudi
August 31, 2022
Rights group: Saudi woman jailed 45 years over social media posts
A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court…
Saudi Arabia: Criminal Court sentences Shia women’s rights activist to 34 years over tweets
Saudi
August 16, 2022
Saudi Arabia: Criminal Court sentences Shia women’s rights activist to 34 years over tweets
A Leeds University PhD candidate focused on healthcare and mother of two has been sentenced to 34 years in Saudi…
UN experts: International community must increase efforts to urge Taliban to adhere to human rights principles in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
August 13, 2022
UN experts: International community must increase efforts to urge Taliban to adhere to human rights principles in Afghanistan
A year ago, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, they promised to respect human rights – including the rights…
Writers call on US President to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses in meeting with Crown Prince
America
July 9, 2022
Writers call on US President to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses in meeting with Crown Prince
A group of artists, playwrights and novelists have signed a letter urging US president Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia’s…
AIHRC: Taliban imposes severe and persistent restrictions on women
Afghanistan
July 7, 2022
AIHRC: Taliban imposes severe and persistent restrictions on women
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission considered the situation of women in the country extremely deplorable, noting that the Taliban…