Category: Human Rights
As repression rises, Saudis pack up and leave
New York(ANN)-Increasingly more Saudi Arabians are leaving their home country and filing for asylum abroad in recent years, as repression rises in the kingdom, especially under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a report says. In a report on Sunday, CNN
UN: Saudi Khashoggi killing trial ‘not sufficient’
‘ New York(ANN)-The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it cannot assess the fairness of a trial underway in Saudi Arabia over the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, emphasizing that in any case
Somaliland: The Forgotten US-Sponsored ‘Holocaust’
Edwin Haroldson This year marks the 30th anniversary of what is often called the “Hargeisa Holocaust,” when about 90 percent of the city was destroyed and tens of thousands of Isaaqs were killed. Yet there are no major plans to
37 protesters killed by police in Sudan: Amnesty
New York(ANN)-Amnesty International says it has received “credible reports” that Sudan’s security forces have shot dead nearly 40 protesters in clashes during anti-government demonstrations that erupted last week in many parts of the country. The international rights group said in
Executions rise sharply under Saudi crown prince
Riyadh(ANN)-Executions in Saudi Arabia rose significantly in the first eight months after Mohammed bin Salman became deputy crown prince, a London-based human rights organization said. According to Reprieve, 133 people were executed between June 2017 and March 2018, nearly twice
UN for international probe into ‘awful’ Khashoggi murder
New York(ANN)-With more than two months into the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has stressed the necessity of an international investigation to identify those responsible for the “awful” murder at the
G20: Argentine Probe of Saudi Crown Prince Advances
War Crimes, Torture Allegations Under Scrutiny Buenos Aires Argentine (ANN)-The Argentine judiciary on November 28, 2018, took steps toward a formal investigation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s possible responsibility for war crimes in Yemen and alleged torture of
Argentina agrees to pursue case against Saudi crown prince over Yemen war crimes
Buenos Aires(ANN)-Argentina has agreed to proceed with a case against Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over war crimes in Yemen at a request by Human Rights Watch. HRW has formally requested Argentine judicial authorities to use a domestic
Saudi journalist tortured to death in prison
Riyadh, (ANN)-Saudi journalist and writer Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Jasser has died after being tortured while in detention, the New Khaleej reported yesterday. Reporting human rights sources, the news site said that Al-Jasser was arrested and tortured to death
Khashoggi murder focus of calls to end violence against journalists
Washington, (ANN)-This year the global campaign to highlight crimes against reporters, marked by the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDECJ), has acquired a greater significance than previous years as a result of the brutal killing of