Human Rights

Indonesia: Rights Record under Scrutiny at UN

……. Over the past four years violence against religious minorities, especially the Ahmadiyah, has dramatically increased. ——-While the 2008 Ahmadi decree does not expressly forbid worship, local decrees enacted following the national decree go further in banning Ahmadiyah worship. Approximately 30 Ahmadi mosques have been closed by the authorities. Human […]

Wife-hitter sentenced to reading

Husband will take a test later to see what he has learned about relating By Habib Toumi Bureau Chief GULF NEWS Manama A Saudi national found guilty of hitting his wife has been sentenced to reading two books that explain relations between spouses in Islam. He will later sit for […]