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UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST
Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: OVERRULING DIPLOMATS, U.S. TO DROP IRAQ, MYANMAR FROM CHILD SOLDIERS' LIST
Human Rights Watch said in January that it had learned that militias had been recruiting child soldiers from one Iraqi refugee camp since last spring... READ MORE›
HOW THE WORLD VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS, COUNTRY BY COUNTRY
12 18PM GMT 02 Feb 2015 This map provides a snapshot of the human rights violations identified by Human Rights Watch HRW in their 25th annual review... READ MORE›
'LADY SOS': THE WOMAN SAVING SYRIAN REFUGEES AT SEA
Muslims and refugees are being scapegoated and alienated as attacks claimed by ISIL rise, Human Rights Watch says... READ MORE›
MISSING UK FAMILY 'SAFER THAN EVER WITH ISLAMIC STATE'
A missing UK family of 12 have joined so-called Islamic State and feel safer than ever, according to a statement said to be on their behalf... READ MORE›
UN CALLS ON SAUDI ARABIA TO STOP TORTURING, EXECUTING MINORS IN SCATHING REPORT
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to stop torturing, executing minors in scathing report -- RT News... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Two women in Saudi Arabia made history last week when they became the country's first registered female voters, according to local media... READ MORE›
SUNNI-SHIITE MAP STARK POLITICAL SPLIT MIXED POPULATIONS
Sunni-led allies of Saudi Arabia have cut diplomatic ties with Shiite Iran, further polarizing the Middle East along the two major branches of Islam... READ MORE›
EMERGENCE OF POPULIST LEADERS THREATENS DEMOCRACY, SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Companies needed to take a clear, unequivocal stance that did not tolerate links to human rights abuses anywhere in their operations and supply chains, said Zeid... READ MORE›
WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Saudi officials first proposed allowing women to vote in 2005, according to Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›
'U DNT HAV 2 PAY 4 ANYTHING IF U R WIFE OF A MARTYR'
I once asked Umm Umar about al-Khansaa the rumoured women's brigade that enforces Isis's harsh interpretation of sharia law on the women living there... READ MORE›
BRADFORD DAWOOD FAMILY 'SPLIT TO CROSS SYRIA BORDER'
Sisters Khadija Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children went missing after travelling to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT URGED TO REVEAL ITS ROLE IN GETTING SAUDI ARABIA A UN HUMAN RIGHTS ROLE
Exclusive UK Government urged to reveal its role in getting Saudi Arabia onto UN Human Rights Council... READ MORE›
FIRST WOMEN ELECTED TO OFFICE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi officials first proposed allowing women to vote in 2005, according to Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›
PALESTINIAN POET ASHRAF FAYADH'S DEATH SENTENCE QUASHED BY SAUDI COURT
Adam Coogle, a Middle East researcher at Human Rights Watch, said Instead of beheading Ashraf Fayadh, a Saudi court has ordered a lengthy imprisonment and flogging... READ MORE›
HRW: SAUDI ARABIA HATE SPEECH STILL TARGETS MINORITIES
Despite Saudi Arabia's poor record on religious freedom, the US has shielded Saudi Arabia from possible sanctions under US law, HRW's Whitson said... READ MORE›
ALLEGED SAUDI COALITION STRIKE ON REFUGEE BOAT CONDEMNED BY HRW
UNHCR said it was appalled by the deaths of refugees. All parties to the conflict denied involvement in the attack... READ MORE›
BRITISH FAMILY SAYS 74-YEAR-OLD GRANDFATHER FACES 350 LASHES FROM SAUDI ARABIA FOR ILLEGAL WINE
Saudi Arabia has responded to these criticisms forcefully over the past year, arguing that its legal system is based on sharia, or Islamic law... READ MORE›
HOW DO SUNNI AND SHIA ISLAM DIFFER
Sheikh Nimr had advocated for greater political rights for Shiites in Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries... READ MORE›
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LIFE AS A WOMAN IN SAUDI ARABIA?
Women in Saudi Arabia go to the polls for the first time on 12 December. Test your knowledge on some of their freedoms and restrictions... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN CUTS DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH TEHRAN
Bahrain follows Saudi Arabia and cuts diplomatic ties with Iran, after an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran... READ MORE›
PALU JOURNAL A CITY TURNS TO FACE INDONESIAS MURDEROUS PAST
Mastura signed a local regulation officially recognizing human rights abuse victims in the city... READ MORE›
FATE OF 'JIHADI JOHN' UNCLEAR AFTER U.S. DRONE STRIKE IN SYRIA
A U.S. drone strike in Syria tonight targeted the infamous masked Islamic State executioner named Jihadi John, the Pentagon announced... READ MORE›
SAUDI AMBASSADOR SAYS JEREMY CORBYN 'LACKS RESPECT'
This coincided with several media attacks on Saudi Arabia that linked the contract's cancellation to a number of domestic events in the Kingdom... READ MORE›
THIS RANT COMPARING IDS AND CHINA WAS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE QUESTION TIME AUDIENCE
I just wonder how the Conservative government can scrutinise China for their human rights violations when they are being investigated themselves he said... READ MORE›
PUTIN SIGNS LAW ALLOWING RUSSIA TO OVERTURN RULINGS OF INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS COURTS
MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts... READ MORE›
BOKO HARAM SAYS IT WILL NOT RELEASE GIRLS
Don't you know the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls have converted to Islam?... READ MORE›
ARRESTS MADE OVER KUWAIT SHIA MOSQUE ATTACK
A mass funeral will be held on Saturday after the Gulf country's worst militant attack in years which has been claimed by Islamic State Isis ... READ MORE›
SAUDIS CAST NET FOR ISIS SYMPATHIZERS
In April, Saudi Arabia reported that 93 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State had been arrested... READ MORE›
WHY IS IT LEFT TO US NGOS TO EXPOSE AUSTRALIAN MINING'S WRONGDOING IN AFRICA?
The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›