One of the main topics of the yearly forum on digital public policy is improving human rights in the digital age. The event will be held on December 15–19, 2024. The groups pointed out that Saudi Arabia was lying by hosting the event while still doing things like locking people up, disappearing by force, and […]

All those who speak against the government face a serious type of punishment from UAE officials. Citizenship revocation is a famous tool to punish those who freely speak or criticize the government. This tactic is mainly aimed at individuals involved in the “UAE84” trial, where 43 people were sentenced to life imprisonment on questionable terrorism […]

It is very concerning to know that WTA players could face jail or torture just because of speaking against human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. Recently Saudi Arabia made a deal to host the WTA Finals for the next three years. The worth of this deal is £40 million. This decision of the Saudi government […]

Back in 2015, when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia died. At that time his half-brother Salman was about to become king. Salman’s son, Mohammed Bin Salman was 29 years old at that time and ready to take charge. Mohammed Bin Salman has a great mind that contains big ideas. But he worried that people in […]

Venezuela has been in a state of political and economic crisis for several years, with serious human rights violations taking place on a regular basis. The Washington Center for Human Rights is deeply concerned about the situation in Venezuela and urges the international community to take action to address the human rights abuses taking place […]

Human rights standards, frameworks, and discourses are always changing. It is critical that they adapt in order to respond to new and emerging concerns and dangers, as well as to confront entrenched but sometimes invisible power, discrimination, and privilege. This progress may be seen in how human rights norms and processes are being utilized and […]