Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Liz Throssell on the decision of Bahrain’s Court of Cassation to uphold the death sentence against two men

“We are deeply concerned that Bahrain’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has upheld the ...

Amnesty: Two men facing execution lose last court appeal despite torture-extracted ‘confessions’

Today, the last-ditch efforts for some modicum of justice in Bahrain were crushed when the ...

Prisoners of Conscience in the Gulf Scream Silently

GIDHR is organising conference (Prisoners of Conscience in the Gulf Scream Silently) that brings together ...

HRW: After Nabeel Rajab, Time for UAE to Free Ahmed Mansoor

On June 9, Bahrain finally allowed prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to serve the remainder of ...

Amnesty: ‘Heartbreaking’ anniversary marks two-year detention of women human rights defenders

Amnesty International is calling on King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to release several ...

Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defenders and Opposition Activists

Amid the global threat posed by COVID-19, Bahraini authorities should release human rights defenders, opposition activists, journalists, and ...

HRW: Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

Saudi military forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have carried out serious abuses against Yemenis since June 2019 in ...

HRW: Bahrain’s Prison Release Positive but Insufficient

On March 17, the Bahraini Interior Ministry announced it had released 1,486 detainees for “humanitarian reasons, in ...

HRW: Saudi Arabia: New Mass Corruption Arrests

Saudi Arabia’s new mass arrest of 298 government employees on suspicion of corruption raises human rights ...

United Arab Emirates: Open letter to the Emirati authorities to free human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor on his 50th Birthday

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently announced multiple projects promoting pluralism and tolerance both ...