human-rights

It’s a horrendous crime, and it amounts to unlawful collective punishment under international human right law. It’s a double war-crime because, the...

Meeting on the human rights situation in Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories in the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council held.

On a regular basis the ODVV reviews and monitors the programmes and adoptions of the Human Rights Council and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The...

The Salam for Democracy and Human Rights NGO on 17 June 2023 in a released report entitled “Saasa Bin Sohan Mosque in Bahrain is deliberately being destroyed...

On 20 June 2023 a number of UN special rapporteurs released a statement calling on the United Kingdom to take immediate action to suspend the application of...

In a 1 July 2023 report, Middle East Eye highlights the widespread public rage and the arrest of more than 1300 people in reaction to French police shooting...

Governmental corruption in Bahrain is left unchecked, and lack of political will is one of the important problem in boosting effective prevention of...

The United States has a large degree of economic inequality. Twenty percent of low-income families get only 3.8 percent of the country’s income and one fifth...

Two Bahraini Shia men were executed following a very severe unfair trial in Saudi Arabia on terror related crimes.

Unilateral sanctions imposed by the US upon various countries are a blatant violation of human rights. We know from the experiences of so many countries that...

Bahrain withdrew from the October election of the United Nations Human Rights Council following mounting criticism from several member states over its human...

130 human rights organizations and bodies issued a joint statement, calling on Pope Francis to adopt an initiative to urge the Bahraini authorities to end...

About two weeks ago, the Holy See Press Office announced the schedule of the Supreme Pontiff’s visit to Bahrain, to participate in the conclusion of the...

Reuters reported that the Biden administration is discussing lifting the ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia. Such a decision could increase...

Described by the United Nations as the most immediate human rights threat globally, climate change has already put more than 1 million species at risk of...

On top of having less wealth than white Americans to begin with, Black Americans are both less likely to move up the economic ladder and more likely to slide...

Academic cooperation and exchange are an inalienable part of the process of getting new knowledge on behalf of the global community, the experts said.

The Public Prosecution, which is directly subordinate to King Salman in Saudi Arabia, per Article Three of its system, is responsible for the following:...

Attacks on residential buildings, markets and hospitals – which are enabled by weapons exports to the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United...

“During our visit, we were able to identify the (devastating) humanitarian impact of sanctions,” said Alena Douhan, a UN special rapporteur focusing on the...