Oman Receives Yemeni Detainees 

The Sultanate of Oman has received eleven Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay, released by the United States after enduring over two decades of suffering characterised by severe violations that amount to crimes against humanity, including torture in CIA black sites. 

A report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has concluded that the pattern of deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals and their surroundings, along with related combat operations, has pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse. This has had catastrophic effects on Palestinians' access to medical and healthcare services.

The arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, a poet and activist, has sparked widespread criticism, with human rights organisations urging Lebanon to fulfil its obligations under the Convention Against Torture. 

Al-Qaradawi, the son of the late Islamic scholar Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, was detained on 28 December 2024 at the Masnaa border crossing as he returned from Syria. 

Every year, on 20 December, the world celebrates the International Day of Human Solidarity, an occasion to highlight the unity of humanity in all its diversity.

On 9 December 2024, Alkarama addressed the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the detention of two brothers, Aboubakr and Embarek AL KHAZMI, following their arrest by Misrata forces on 7 September 2021.

Disappeared after their arrest

Four independent UN human rights rapporteurs have urged the international community to impose sanctions regarding Israel's conduct in the occupied Palestinian territories. They also called for restoring trust in the international justice system by abandoning "double standards and extreme interpretations" in applying the rules governing warfare. 

The Arab world has endured another year marked by bloody conflicts and severe human rights violations. Among the most prominent are the ongoing war crimes and genocide committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The conflict has also expanded into Lebanon, resulting in a growing toll of civilian casualties and worsening humanitarian conditions. Meanwhile, there is a stark absence of international will to hold perpetrators accountable or to address violations of international humanitarian law. 

Alkarama shares the joy of the families of those forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained in Syria as they reunite with their loved ones after years of disappearance and terror under the oppressive familial regime that has gripped the Syrian people for nearly 54 years. 

Alkarama has filed an urgent appeal to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and other special procedures, calling for immediate action regarding FIFA’s bidding process for the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

The settlers in New England and Canada celebrated "Thanksgiving" for the first time as random "days of thanksgiving," in the form of prayers for blessings such as safe journeys, military victories, or abundant harvests.