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Human Rights Watch is concerned about a Moroccan sentenced to life imprisonment in “solitary confinement” since 2016.

Human Rights Watch is concerned about a Moroccan sentenced to life imprisonment in “solitary confinement” since 2016.

Human Rights Watch expressed its concern about the situation of Abdelkader Belliraj, who is serving a life sentence for a terrorism case in Morocco, "subjected to arbitrary solitary confinement for three years," and called for

UN investigators are calling for the return of thousands of children from ISIS to their countries of residence.

UN investigators are calling for the return of thousands of children from ISIS to their countries of residence.

28 thousand children of foreign fighters reside in camps in Syria, 20 thousand of them are from Iraq, according to estimates by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Thousands are believed to be held in

200 million girls and women have undergone some form of Female genital mutilation

200 million girls and women have undergone some form of Female genital mutilation

By Victoria Hudson. “My flesh has been taken away, but I can never give away my heart”; those are the powerful words of resolve from Abida Dawud, one of three women survivors of female genital

Turkey tops the list of countries in human rights violations.

Turkey topped the list of countries whose people are exposed to violations of human rights, as the proportion of violations in Turkey increased in 2018 by 20% from the previous year, and Turkey came fourth

Syria, 300 thousand children displaced since December

Syria, 300 thousand children displaced since December

By Victoria Hudson. The Turkish armed forces today hit 54 targets of the Syrian army in the Idlib region, neutralizing - said a note released by Ankara - 76 soldiers of the Damascus regime. This

LGBT rights in Qatar during the world cup 2020.

LGBT rights in Qatar during the world cup 2020.

Qatar is one of many countries which ban the LGBT community, but how would it host the world cup 2022 without allowing these people to attend considering that one of the requirements of hosting that

55 million children experience some form of violence in Europe

55 million children experience some form of violence in Europe

By Victoria Hudson. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year, at least 55 million children experience some form of violence in Europe, including physical, sexual, emotional and psychological violence. “Despite the magnitude of

The situation of foreign workers’ rights in Qatar.

The situation of foreign workers’ rights in Qatar.

Foreign employment in Qatar has registered a rapid increase since 2010 in which Qatar was granted the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Due to reasons, including the boom that followed that year in

Stepped-up efforts needed to combat pneumonia

Stepped-up efforts needed to combat pneumonia

By Victoria Hudson. Scaling up pneumonia-related interventions could save the lives of nearly nine million children during the course of the next decade, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Wednesday. The UN Agency pointed

MAAT for peace development and human rights reveals violations of workers’ rights in Qatar.

MAAT for peace development and human rights reveals violations of workers’ rights in Qatar.

Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights participated in the 97th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva, and in its interventions before the Committee regarding the Qatari and