human-rights-defenders

From 2012 to 2019, a total of 985 individuals were arbitrarily stripped of their nationality either by a court order, a royal decree or ministerial order....

Israel has a track record of using arbitrary travel bans to harass and intimidate human rights defenders and peaceful activists.

The Bahraini government is “deeply repressive”, not just from the Amnesty point of view, but it has been described so by most of international human rights...

There have been systematic and gross violations on political prisoners, human rights activists and defenders in Bahrain.

The European Union (EU) and its member states are falling short on their commitment to support and protect human rights defenders (HRDs) who are facing...

Khashoggi’s killing is one chapter in a long line of violations to add to the Kingdom’s appalling human rights record.

Criminal defamation laws that inhibit legitimate criticism of public officials are contrary to the right to freedom of expression and must be repealed. The...

The Saudi authorities severely restricted freedoms of expression, association and assembly. Many human rights defenders and critics were detained and some...

Saudi Arabian authorities have intensified their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining more than 20 prominent religious figures, writers,...

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States.

The prominent human rights defender Sheikh Maitham Al Salman told Le Monde, one the most important French newspapers that the prosecution of the Shia...