Over the past decade, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been enacting Personal Data Protection Laws (PDPLs) in order to better regulate the collection and processing of their citizens’ personal information. Even though these laws can be considered as an important step forward in safeguarding privacy in increasingly digitalized societies, they also raise important[…]
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Oct
Oct
In recent years, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to play an increasingly prominent role in international trade. This change is mainly due to the socio-economic transformation that many of these countries are undergoing. However, this progress often serves to conceal the constant human rights abuses and repression that take place within these countries.[…]
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Sep
Sep
On 12 September 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. During the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, ADHRB drew the Council’s attention to the exploitation of migrant workers in GCC countries, which[…]
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Jul
Jul
This month, Kuwait announced the formation of an ad-hoc committee to find ways of improving human rights within the country. The committee is composed of several departmental heads and seeks to improve human rights within the country through a variety of means. One of the goals of the newly established committee is to bolster cooperation[…]
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Jul
Jul
The arbitrary imprisonment of Bedoon rights defender Mohammed al-Barghash by Kuwaiti authorities on 11 June 2025 raises serious human rights concerns. This is not the first time al-Barghash has been unjustly targeted for his peaceful activism. His repeated persecution underscores a broader pattern of repression in Kuwait, where authorities persistently violate the right to freedom[…]
