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Abu Dhabi, The UAE National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) is an independent entity that has its own legal personality, and enjoys financial and administrative autonomy within the spirit of the Paris Principles, NHRI Chairperson Maqsoud Kruse has said…

SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Over a dozen unmarried women huddled in a jail cell south of Dubai last year, locked up for the crime of giving birth, when a guard entered and declared them free.The incident, described by one of the women, was among th…

Her Excellency Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, gave a speech during a panel discussion on the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai in which she reviewed the challenges facing the world in containing the COVID-19 pandem…

The UAE Embassy in Beijing and the United Nations (UN) mission in China hosted a discussion on gender equality and women’s empowerment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The session was inaugurated by Dr. Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, Ambassad…

Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police officers could end up under the sway of authoritarian governments, as the world police agency meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership.Re…

Manama, Bahrain Football Association (BFA) denounced the abuse and exploitation of expatriates in different sectors in Qatar, particularly in the construction sites of the 2022 World Cup stadiums. Recent international reports and statements issued by E…

Manama, The Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee at the Shura Council has expressed its full-fledged support for the statement of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zyani, regarding the kingdom’s inalienable …

Manama, Qatar’s gross human rights violations against its citizens and expatriate workers have been exposed during a TV programme aired by Bahrain TV recently. Speaking to the Bahrain TV’s “Special Programme”, Second Deputy Chairperson of the Shura Cou…

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani affirmed Qatar’s keenness on the necessity of avoiding a collapse in Afghanistan, saying that Qatar calls for international consensus on what should b…

HE President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin received Thursday the credentials of HE Mohamed bin Jaham Al Kuwari, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Swiss Confederation.HE the Ambassador conveyed greeti…