by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East
Jeddah – A number of areas under the control of the Yemeni insurgents, especially in the capital Sana’a and the province of Tihama, have witnessed a significant increase in cases of violations of the rights of civilians, amounting to approximately 120...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, reported “at least two blasts” hit the Syria’s capital Damascus on Monday. A bomb attack hit a southern district of Damascus, Syrian state media reported. “Initial information of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Egyptian parliamentarians accused Qatar of inciting Human Rights Watch against Cairo, describing a report issued by the organization earlier this month as “politicized and fabricated.” The deputies based their accusations on a meeting between the Qatari Emir,...
by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Sep 14, 2017 | Middle East
Yemeni minister of human rights accused coup forces in his country of recruiting 20,000 children and planting about 200 thousand landmines. “What is going on in the country is not a difference in political views, which resulted in an armed conflict, as some believe...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | World
Geneva, Caracas- The UN human rights office of the high commissioner accused on Wednesday Venezuela of extensive human rights violations and abuses in the context of anti-Government protests, questioning whether democracy was still functioning at all in the...
