Category: Human Rights
624 civilians killed in US-led strikes in Iraq, Syria: Report
Araweelo News Network A report released by the US-led coalition says its airstrikes against purported Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 624 civilians since the start of the military campaign in 2014. The
UN: Saudi-led alliance responsible for refugee boat attack off Yemen
Araweelo News Network New York(ANN)-UN investigators have censured as a violation of humanitarian law a deadly March attack by the Saudi-led military alliance fighting Yemen on a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of the impoverished country. More than
547 boys abused at German Catholic school: Investigator
Araweelo News Network Washington(ANN)-At least 547 boys at a German Catholic choir school suffered sexual or physical abuse in what victims have likened to “prison, hell or a concentration camp”, said an investigator releasing a final report Tuesday on one
Xasuuqii Soomaaliya: 10 Arday Reer Somaliland ah oo Dhiigga Laga Shubay ilaa intii Naftu ka Baxaysay
Araweelo News Network Hargeysa (ANN)- Guddiga Xafiiska Baadhista Xasuuqii dawladdii Soomaaliya ee Siyaad Barre u gaystay shacabka reer Somaliland sannadihii sideetamaadkii ilaa sagaashankii, ayaa shaaciyey dhacdo naxdin leh oo ku saabsan qaabkii ciidammadii Soomaaliya u khaarajiyeen 10 arday xidhnayd dirayskii
Saudi forces kill head of Quran council in Qatif
Araweelo News Network Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi security forces have killed the president of a Quran council as they torched his vehicle in Eastern Province, which is mainly populated by Shia Muslims, a report says. The incident occurred on Saturday night, when the
Egypt bans scores of news websites in less than 3 weeks
Araweelo News Network Cairo(ANN)-Egyptian authorities have blocked access to more than 60 news websites, critical of government, in the past three weeks, mounting a growing crackdown on the press in the North African country. According to a Monday report by
Saudi-led Persian Gulf dispute toys with thousands of lives: Amnesty
Araweelo News Network London(ANN)-Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern over thousands of ordinary people whose lives have been played with amid escalating tensions triggered by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies against Qatar. “Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United
Rights groups: Saudis planning to execute 14 Shias after unfair trial
Aaraweelo News Network International rights groups say Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 Shia civilians following a “grossly unfair trial” over political protests. “The rise in death sentences against Saudi Arabian Shia is alarming and suggests that the authorities are
Amnesty Intl. calls on Saudi Arabia to free rights activist ‘immediately’
Araweelo News Network London(ANN)-Amnesty International has lambasted Saudi Arabia for detaining a women’s rights activist for the second time, calling on the kingdom to “immediately and unconditionally” release her. According to a report by the UK-based rights group on Monday,
Saudi Arabia failed to bring Qatar to its knees: Commentator
Araweelo News Network Doha has resisted pressure led by Saudi Arabia and it is now impossible for the regime in Riyadh to force the Qataris to accept a list of 13 demands, says an analyst. The Saudi authorities have failed