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Open letter calling on management consulting firms involved in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM project to publicly condemn human rights violations accompanying it.
2020-06-02
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On 1 May 2020, MENA Rights Group and ALQST submitted a report to the UN Secretary-General (UNSG).
2020-05-19
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On 15 May 2018, the Saudi Arabian authorities launched a wave of arrests against women human rights defenders (WHRDs), as well as several men who advocated for women’s rights.
2020-05-15
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The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world.
2020-04-30
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Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system.
2020-04-17
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ALQST, ACAT-France, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and MENA Rights Group have welcomed Germany’s decision to extend its arms embargo on Saudi Arabia.
2020-03-31
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The undersigned organizations, express grave concern over the situation of detainees and prisoners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
2020-03-26
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ALQST has joined more than 220 civil society organisations from around the world voicing their concerns over the G20 civil society engagement process hosted by and in Saudi Arabia in 2020.
2020-03-24
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Imprisoned Saudi human rights defenders Loujain al-Hathloul, Waleed Abu al-Khair and Naseema al-Sadah have been nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
2020-03-20
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The Dakar Rally (formerly known as the Paris-Dakar Rally) is an annual off-road endurance rally organized by the French company Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O).
2020-01-02
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ALQST was officially admitted as a new member organisation of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).
2019-10-31
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October 12, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA).
2019-10-11
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On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain official documents in order to get married, but he did not make it out alive.
2019-10-01
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ALQST welcomes the joint statement, delivered by Australia on 23 September 2019 at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
2019-09-23
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ALQST express its deep concern at the findings of the Secretary General's latest annual report on reprisals and intimidation.
2019-09-20
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On August 23, 2019, 23 NGOs wrote to the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC).
2019-09-17