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Kuwait

June 21, 2019

Discovery of human remains offers hope for families of missing people from 1990-91 Gulf War

More than 28 years after the end of the 1990–1991 Gulf War, families of missing people in both Kuwait and Iraq still do not know the fate and whereabouts of their relatives.
January 1, 2017

UK ties to 2016 global executions

Countries with close links to the UK and EU continued to occupy the ranks of the world’s most prolific executioners in 2016, research by the international human rights group Reprieve has found.
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.
June 29, 2015

UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and France

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemning the terrorist attacks carried out se in Tunisia, Kuwait and France
November 18, 2013

UK prioritises Eurofighter deals over human rights, says CAAT

Despite mounting concerns about human rights abuses, David Cameron continues to promote UK weapons sales in the Gulf States
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.
April 1, 2013

Kuwait executions condemned

The execution of three men in Kuwait today (1 April) - the first in the country for nearly six years - has been condemned as a “deplorable setback” for the country.
February 25, 2011

Cameron sparks strong criticism over defence of arms trade

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has sparked sharp criticism with his defence of his government's role in selling arms to the Middle East.
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.