human rights
The US has severely criticized Bahrain’s human rights record adding it to the list of countries of human rights abusers....
Continuing and escalating mass protests in Syria have led to thousands of refugees leaving to Turkey....
The UAE announced new labour laws that aims to give the expatriate population greater rights....
Qatar and the UAE separately announced that they are considering scrapping the Kafeel or sponsorship system for foreign workers....
Kuwait’s announcement that it is abolishing the kafeel system is a welcome move as it makes the country more competitive compared to other GCC states....
Tensions continue to rise in Bahrain as local Shiites continue their demonstration against the government’s detention of leading Shiite activists in the run-up to the parliamentary elections....
The Saudi determination to reform and modernize the judicial system through the codification of Sharia law is a very positive step in reforming the country....
Kuwait’s decision to allow Kuwaiti women to sponsor their non-Kuwaiti husbands marks a very important step in giving greater rights to Kuwaiti women....
Fierce debate in the Kuwaiti parliament is likely to spill into major crises after the summer recess....
The fact that few Slovaks (beyond Amnesty International) condemned Fico’s statement proves that anti-Roma sentiments are broadly accepted, both in Slovakia and the region....
Members of the UAE legislature, the Federal National Council, are increasingly becoming vocal that no election date has been set....
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council vote to make it more difficult to pass the death penalty indicates that the government is moving ahead with reforming plans, despite reservations by traditionalists....
Protests by construction workers in Dubai employed by major contractor Al Habtoor Leighton is an unusual show of protest about underlying the troubles facing major Dubai construction companies....
Recent tensions between the Doha Centre for Media Freedom and its political sponsor, the wife of the Emir of Qatar, has raised questions about the freedom of press in Qatar....
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Verden er blevet mere udemokratisk (January 24)
Hungary PM backs down (January 20)
Circunscripciones a medida (January 19)
Uma lei eleitoral desenhada à medida do Fidesz (January 16)
