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The arrest, detention and imprisonment of individuals for the exercise of their fundamental human rights is in violation of Bahrain’s obligations under the...

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.

Bahrain’s shocking decision to revoke the nationality of its own citizens and persistent suppression of opposition groups has led to widespread protests by...

Instead of moving to correct its shameful history of unfair trials and impunity for violations, authorities in Bahrain have decided to further undermine...

Prof. William O. Beeman, head of the anthropology department at the State University of Minnesota, believes that Donld Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon...

The deeper tragedy is that Yemen’s situation is totally man-made, reflecting policy decisions in Saudi Arabia, Arab allies, the United States, UK, France and...

Nope, nope, nope,” was Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony Abbott’s answer to the question whether his country will take in any of the nearly 8,000 Rohingya...

Our commitment to principles and ethical values in a catastrophe like Gaza should be demonstrated through deeds --- deeds that prove over and over again that...

Israel should grant Palestinians in the West Bank rights protections at least equal to those afforded Israeli citizens.

With a deranged president in the White House, one had hoped that the British government could assert a degree of independence. The evidence suggests otherwise.

UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia rose from £1.8bn in the three years prior to the war in 2015, to £3.6bn over the next three years. And there is no controls...

Where are these same celebrities and corporations who call for boycotting Sultan of Brunei owned or affiliated businesses, on Saudi Arabia? Or the UAE? Or...

After lengthy delays, the United Nations finally published a database of businesses that have been profiting from Israel’s illegal settlement activity in the...

“Due to its clear targeting of civilians in Yemen, causing many to die from starvation and a humanitarian catastrophe, it has become clear that Saudi...

Israel is the “good guy” that shares Canada’s democratic “values”, while Palestinians are the “bad guys” who elect “terrorists”. HRW’s report says: No,...

Health experts and human rights campaigners said the forced sterilizations, which the United Nations considers a form of torture, are symptomatic of the...

For many Muslim immigrants, Canada has represented a beacon of safety. But in recent years some have begun to question that belief, and wonder aloud if their...

“These shocking new numbers suggest that US authorities have either misinformed the public about how many families they had forcibly separated, or they...

Countless underage girls around the world are being forced to work long, punishing hours. They’re cooking, cleaning, and caring for young children. They’re...

In today’s societies, factors such as insufficient economic growth, cultural poverty, lack of economic balance and class differences, unfair distribution of...