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CategoriesUncategorizedA Muslim advocacy group said that discrimination and attacks against American Muslims and Arabs grew by 7.4% in 2024 due to elevated Islamophobia generated by U.S. partner Israel’s war in Gaza and the resulting college campus demonstrations. The Council on American Islamic Relations stated it registered the highest number of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab claims, 8,658, […]
CategoriesBriefsUnder the Trump administration, McMahon’s first week as Secretary of Education, had a dual agenda that was brought into stark contrast. They intend to degrade the federal government’s ability to defend vulnerable pupils while simultaneously utilizing education law against the regime’s ideological opponents. Secretary McMahon continues to be so ignorant regarding the basic operations of […]
CategoriesCountry ProfileSaudi Arabia under the leadership of Mohammad Bin Salman has always violated human rights such as through crackdowns on activists, migrant worker abuses, and huge death penalty cases. Despite its controversial record in human rights, the nation has become the chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This means that the […]
CategoriesBriefsOn March 10, 2025, Iranian intelligence arrested 4 Kurdish women activists. They were taken into custody in Kurdistan Province, with the claim of their involvement in international Women’s Day events. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), Leyla Pashaei and Sohyla Motaei were arrested in the cities of Iran, Saqqez and Dehgolan without any […]
CategoriesStatementsThe Washington Center strongly criticized Israel for its actions to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip. This move by Israel worsened the already dire situation in Palestine. On March 1, 2025, the first phase of the ceasefire deal ended. Exactly 9 days after the ceasefire deal expired, Israel cut off electricity to Gaza. This […]
CategoriesAdvocacyOn March 1, 2025 the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestine ended. Exactly after the 9 days of ending the ceasefire deal, Israel cut off electricity to Gaza Strip. Rights groups have condemned this move by Israel, stating that it violates the basic rights of Palestinians. It seems that Israel’s move […]
CategoriesAdvocacyPeople across the world have criticized Israel for its actions of blocking food and many other essentials into Gaza. This decision by Israel was labeled as a breach of international law. Many organizations such as the United Nations and Oxfam have accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon and have demanded an instant move […]
CategoriesCountry ProfileMany human rights organizations heavily criticized Saudi Arabia’s record that operates in direct opposition to the death penalty and its gross abuses of combined injustices in its legal system. March 2022 perfectly showcased how untenable international action against the death penalty and abuses of human rights had become, especially when 81 men were executed in […]
CategoriesStatementsCrown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman and many other officials of Saudi Arabia continuously violated human rights. The Washington Center strongly condemns the persistent and egregious human rights abuses of the nation. Under the leadership of Prince Salman, Saudi Arabia is involved in many human rights violations. It includes a lack of freedom of expression, torture, […]
CategoriesAdvocacyThe Saudi government persisted in its systematic curbs on religious and belief liberties until 2022. One of the Saudi Scholar, Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda has been detained since September 2017 without any legal charges. He has characterized his extended isolation as a breach of global human rights standards. This prolonged confinement is a mental disorder as […]