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The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is an independent, non-profit NGO that provides support and protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) in order to promote human rights, including but not limited to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
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Protection
To provide protection for human rights defenders, including journalists and Internet activists, and enhance their effectiveness online and offline.

Awareness
To raise awareness locally, regionally and internationally about issues pertaining to HRDs at risk.

Advocacy
To enable a safer environment for human rights defenders at risk, through advocacy at regional fora and via international mechanisms.

Networking
To facilitate networking and exchanges between human rights defenders, partner organisations and social movements.

Facilitators of vibrant civic spaces in the Gulf region
Founded in 2011 by human rights defenders in the MENA Region, GCHR is based in Lebanon and documents the environment for human rights defenders in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries.
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Take Action! Watch the third Alternative Human Rights Expo
Update: Watch the event on GCHR's YouTube here. On Wednesday, 27 November 2024, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), with the support of over two dozen partners,
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Free Syrian human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas, wrongfully imprisoned in Abu Dhabi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received disturbing reports that Syrian human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas, who is imprisoned in the United Arab
24/01/2024 Take Action
Free Salma Al-Shehab now
Updated on 10 December 2024 with new links. 15 January 2024 - On the 3rd anniversary of her arrest, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) once again calls on the
15/01/2024 Take Action
84 people on trial in new case that could lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty
Updates: On 10 July 2024, the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeals Court meted out sentences ranging from between 10 years to life in prison for 53 defendants in the UAE’s
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Sultan of Oman ratifies new arbitrary citizenship law
The Sultan of Oman ratified a new citizenship law that allows the authorities to use citizenship as a weapon to silence opponents and restrict opinions, in addition to
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Amendments to Kuwaiti Nationality Law pose serious threats to human rights
Download Report Highlights Kuwaiti authorities have recently made amendments to the Nationality Law and started a massive revocation of nationalities from
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