Kuwait - Latest Press Releases

PAL/ISR - News

Palestine/Israel: Palestinian citizen rendered from Ukraine to Israel

PAL/ISR - News | 31 March 2011

Dr Dirar Abusisi, a 42-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, was abducted on 18 February 2011 by the Ukrainian intelligences services on train from Kharkiv to Kiev and illegally rendered back to Israel where he is currently arbitrarily detained.

Palestine: Hazem Al-Fakhouri freed after 6 weeks in custody

PAL/ISR - News | 28 June 2010
Alkarama was just been informed that Hazem Al Fakhouri was released on 23 June 2010. The husband of human rights activist Lama Khater, was arrested on 9 May 2010 following a summons by the Palestinian intelligence services.

Palestine : group of human rights defenders’ right to life violated by Israel's army

PAL/ISR - News | 28 June 2010
On 5 June 2010, the Israeli army attacked the ‘Freedom Flotilla' which was heading to Gaza with the aim of providing humanitarian aide to the population, which has suffered from the Israeli blockade since 2007. Nine people were killed and dozens injured in the military attack which was supported by war ships and combat helicopters.

Statement issued by 285 civil society organizations in the Arab World

PAL/ISR - News | 04 June 2010
A statement condemning the crime committed against the relief convoy and demanding the dismantling of the blockade on Gaza and the turnover of the Israeli`s war criminals to International Justice

Palestine: Husband of Palestinian female human rights activist held due to wife's political writings

PAL/ISR - News | 04 June 2010
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Lama Abdul Matalab Khater
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Hazem Khader Al-Fakhouri
Alkarama sent the case of Hazem Khader Al-Fakhouri, husband of human rights activist Lama Abdul Matalab Khater, to the United Nations special procedures, to further increase call for the West Bank intelligence services to release Hazem Al-Fakhouri's from their custody.

Kuwait - HR Instruments

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

ICCPR: Accessed on 21.05.1996
Optional Protocol: No

State report: Due 02.11.2014 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 22.12.2011

Convention against Torture (CAT)

CAT: Accessed on 08.03.1996
Optional Protocol: No
Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): No
Art. 22 (Individual communications): No

Next State report: Due on 03.06.2015 (3rd)
Last concluding observations: 28.06.2011

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

No

Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Last review: 05.2010 (1st cycle)
Next review: 2015 (2nd cycle)

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

No