Israa al-Fass Saudi Arabia has been elected a member of the Women’s Rights Commission dedicated to the empowerment of women and the promotion of gender equality at the UN Human Rights Council for 2018-2022 term. The almost unbelievable news astonished some media outlets and was condemned by rights groups. The ...
Imprisoned Palestinian lawmaker, Marwan Barghouti stressed that he and hundreds of fellow prisoners in Israeli jails are going on with the “Freedom and Dignity” hunger strike, calling on parliamentarians across the world to stand by the legitimate demands of the Palestinian prisoners. In a letter addressing international parliamentarians, Barghouti said ...
