Since 2013, Physical Education (PE) classes for girls in Saudi Arabia have only been open to those who attend private school. In these classes, the female students must abide by a “decent dress code” that complies with the rules of Sharia, as interpreted by the Government of Saudi...
Like most of the other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia is a destination country for human trafficking. Migrant and domestic workers travel from Southeast Asia, Africa, and East Asia in order to make more money to send home to their families. Once in Saudi Arabia, many...
“قد تحرم السجون الحرية، و لكن لا ينبغي أبدا أن تحرم حقوق الإنسان ” – السيد عبد الوهاب هاني، لجنة مناهضة التعذيب (مراجعة السعودية، الدورة ال٥٧ للجنة مناهضة التعذيب)...
The trial of prominent Muslim Shia cleric and political activist Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was marred with human rights violations. Sheikh Nimr from the Awamiyah village in the Qatif region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was a vocal critic of the Saudi government and called for peaceful political...
منذ بضعة أيام، أثير جدل في السعودية حول مصدر إستيراد اليد العاملة للعمل المنزلي. وقد طُرحت هذه المسألة الحساسة ضمن نقاش وطني تناول مواضيع تختلف عليها الآراء،...