Human Rights

Two former Syrian government agents arrested in Germany over abuses

In first case of its kind, two intelligence officials face prosecution for aiding and abetting human rights abuses

How Saudi Arabia and the UAE are silencing dissent

Andreas Krieg

China's treatment of Uighurs is 'embarrassment for humanity', Turkey says

What Palestinians experience goes beyond the PTSD label

Samah Jabr

HRW raises alarm over human rights abuses across Middle East in 2019

Saudi human rights defender gets backing for Nobel Peace Prize

Pope Francis' UAE visit: A public relation coup

Bill Law

Bahraini footballer Araibi to spend weeks more in Thai prison

EXCLUSIVE: British army permitted shooting of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan

'I am one of the lucky ones': Rahaf al-Qunun vows to defend women's rights

Mary Robinson cancels appearance at Dubai festival over jailed UAE activist

Saudi teenager Rahaf al-Qunun lands in Canada after offer of asylum

Activists decry abuse at Guantanamo, 10 years after Obama ordered it shut

Canada grants asylum to Saudi teenager Rahaf al-Qunun

Riyadh fails to respond to British MPs request to visit 'tortured' Saudi activists

After years in Saudi detention, deported Rohingya face jail in Bangladesh

Saudi teenager fears family will 'kill her' if she is sent back home from Bangkok

UN calls on UAE to release rights activist Ahmed Mansoor

British MPs and lawyers make request to visit 'tortured' Saudi activists

UAE court upholds 10-year prison sentence for activist Ahmed Mansoor

Ex-Irish president accused of reading from 'Dubai script' after princess visit