IN-DEPTH4 years ago
KSA: Chauffeur slaves
Under the Kafala system, the legal status of migrant workers is controlled by their employers, leaving them prone to abuse and exploitation.
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Saudi Arabia4 years ago
'Saudi Arabia holds hundreds of migrants in appalling conditions'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Saudi Arabia has held in a deportation center hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in “appalling” conditions, calling for their immediate release.
Saudi Arabia4 years ago
UN rejects Saudi bid for joining human rights council over abuses
Saudi Arabia has failed to join the United Nations Human Rights Council after an international non-governmental organization called on the United Nations (UN) to refuse Riyadh’s bid.
Saudi Arabia4 years ago
HRW urges vote against Saudi Arabia's bid for UN rights council
Human Rights Watch calls on world states to vote against Saudi Arabia’s bid to win a spot on the UN Human Rights Council.
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Rohingya Muslims living in ‘open prison’ in Myanmar: HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced as an “open prison” the refugee camps housing tens of thousands of Rohyngia Muslims in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
IN-DEPTH4 years ago
Saudi Kingdom treats African workers as slaves
Thousands of African migrant workers who fled war and famine in their own countries in search of a better life are being kept in appalling conditions by the Saudis.
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Amnesty slams ‘barbaric’ caning sentences given to Rohingya Muslims by Malaysia
Amnesty International calls on Malaysia to withdraw the caning sentences recently given to a group of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
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‘Myanmar’s govt. disregards obligation to account for military atrocities’
Myanmar has not cooperated with the Human Rights Council-established Fact-Finding Mission.
North Africa4 years ago
HRW calls on Libya's rebel commander to probe war crimes by militias
Human Rights Watch has called on Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar to investigate war crimes perpetrated by the rebel forces under his command.
France4 years ago
France must halt ‘abusive’ identity checks by police: HRW
France has seen demonstrations lately highlighting the 2016 death of young black man Adama Traore in police custody.
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