Kuwait: 10 Years for Twitter Comments
(Beirut) –The Kuwaiti Court of Appeals on October 28, 2013, upheld a 10-year prison sentence for a local blogger’s comments on [...]
Iran: Set Immediate Moratorium on Executions
(Beirut)– Iran should issue an immediate moratorium on executions in light of continued revelations of unlawful or politically motivated executions following [...]
Middle East Failing to Protect Domestic Workers
(Montevideo) – The Middle East depends heavily on domestic workers but trails other regions in adopting critical reforms to protect [...]
Saudi Arabia: End Driving Ban for Women
(New York) – Saudi authorities should end the country’s driving ban for women as the “Women2Drive” campaign gathers momentum, Human [...]
Offer Deaf Children Education in Sign Language
(Sydney) – Deaf children have a right to a quality education, like all other children, in a language and environment [...]
Tunisia: Landmark Opportunity to Combat Torture
(Tunis) – Tunisian legislators should electqualified, independent experts to a new body created to combat and prevent torture. Authorities should [...]