Israel’s new government must drop a proposed law that would lead to mass forced evictions of Bedouin people and instead pursue legislation to protect Bedouin housing rights.

Military closes 65 cases of "alleged misconduct" some of which could amount to serious violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes.

A move by Bahrain’s government to jail anyone found guilty of insulting the Gulf nation’s King for up to five years is a new attempt to crush dissent before the country hosts the Formula One Grand Prix later this week.

The wife of a hunger-striking Libyan journalist tells of her disbelief that her husband has been imprisoned for ‘offending’ the judiciary

Refugees at Sudan's Shagarab camp are being kidnapped and trafficked to Egypt where they are held for ransom and horrifically abused.

Three executions in Kuwait on 1 April were the first since 2007, and are a deplorable setback for human rights.

A rise in tensions between religious communities in a town south of Cairo highlights the failure of the Egyptian authorities to protect Egypt’s Coptic Christians, the largest religious minority in the country.

As the League of Arab States met in Qatar and BRICS nations met in South Africa, Amnesty International called for global pressure on all parties in the Syrian conflict to abide by international human rights law.

All activists and writers held for insulting the ruler, IT crimes and taking part in unauthorized protests are said to have been released.