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Gulf states

February 28, 2018

The MENA and Gulf regions: any rays of light?

With the vernal equinox almost upon us, and the days getting longer, brighter and therefore more hopeful, in spite of a period of storms, can the same be said about the MENA (Middle East and North
July 11, 2017

Will common sense prevail in the Gulf Cooperation Council?

Talk about political maladroitness and a reluctance to read the signs. Indeed, the #GCCCrisis should never have been tackled in this dramatic way in the first place.
May 22, 2017

Amnesty human rights warning over Trump visit to Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International USA has released a response to the news that President Trump has finalised an arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his trip to the country.
December 9, 2016

Boris Johnson 'must urge Gulf to end child death sentences'

The Foreign Secretary has been urged to use a visit to the Gulf today to call for the release of juveniles and political dissidents sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
December 7, 2016

Theresa May fails to raise child executions at Gulf summit

Theresa May has apparently declined to raise the issue of the death penalty for juveniles and political protestors in Saudi Arabia, despite emphasising in a speech today that the UK is the Gulf’s “partner” in reform and of the “embedding” of international norms.
December 5, 2016

Theresa May urged to act on child death sentences at Gulf Summit

Theresa May is set to attend the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) this week, as a number of Gulf kingdoms continue to use the death penalty against children, or threaten to do so.
October 13, 2013

Outrage at Kuwaiti homophobic 'medical tests' for migrant workers

Amnesty has condemned the proposed ‘medical tests’ designed to bar migrant workers deemed homosexual or transgender from entering Kuwait and other Gulf countries.
November 20, 2010

Body in skip triggers human rights outcry in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has called on Saudi authorities to protect domestic workers from abuse, after the discovery of the mutilated body of an Indonesian woman.