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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) found that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has failed to comply with its decisions concerning the two intellectuals, Safar Al Hawali and Salman Al Awdah

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned that the adoption by the Israeli occupation of a law applying the death penalty almost exclusively to Palestinians violates the prohibition of racial discrimination and apartheid, particularly as it targets "Palestinians, who are often convicted following unfair trials."

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, stated that the “systematic” torture inflicted by Israel on Palestinians — sustained for decades by impunity and political support — is now being employed as a tool in the ongoing genocide in the territory. 

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) adopted Opinion No. 63/2025 on 10 November 2025, concluding that the detention of Mr. Rached Kheriji, widely known as “Rached Ghannouchi” and former Speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved Parliament, is arbitrary and calling for his immediate release. 

The United Nations General Assembly, through resolution 76/254 adopted in 2022, designated 15 March as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. It called on all Member States, entities of the United Nations system, as well as international and regional organizations, civil society, the private sector and religious institutions to mark this day.

Every year on this date, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, established by the United Nations in 1977. This day provides an important opportunity to highlight the situation of women worldwide and to remind everyone of the need to strengthen laws that protect their rights, as well as to ensure their protection from all forms of violence. 

For several days now, the Arab region has been experiencing rapidly unfolding military developments following attacks carried out by the United States and Israel against Iran, which were followed by Iranian strikes targeting U.S. facilities in Gulf countries. These developments have expanded the scope of the conflict and increased the risks threatening regional security and stability, with political, economic, and humanitarian consequences affecting peoples across the entire region. 

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