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UAE

One year on, award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s whereabouts remain unknown

The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should reveal the whereabouts of prominent human rights defender and citizen-journalist Ahmed Mansoor and

20/03/2018 Take Action
MENA

GCHR takes UK government to court to defend international human rights standards.

GCHR says UK government should hold firm on its commitment to comply with International Law. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been granted leave to appeal

6/03/2018 Take Action
UAE

Authorities must release human rights defender Osama-Al-Najjar who remains in arbitrary detention despite serving his sentence

Human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar remains in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), even though he was scheduled for release

11/05/2017 Take Action
Bahrain

Help Free GCHR Founding Directors Nabeel Rajab and Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja as their health suffers behind bars

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is seriously concerned for the health of its two Founding Directors Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Nabeel Rajab, who

13/04/2017 Take Action
UAE

Call for the immediate release of human rights defender Osama-Al-Najjar as his sentence expires

Human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar was scheduled for release on 17 March 2017, having served a full three-year prison sentence as

19/03/2017 Take Action
Bahrain

Human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab and Ghada Jamsheer remain imprisoned despite poor health, other rights defenders banned from travel

Two prominent human rights defenders remain imprisoned in Bahrain, despite poor health, and further at risk by unsanitary prison conditions. Both Ghada

10/10/2016 Take Action
Bahrain

“Their freedom is their right” campaign names Nabeel Rajab prisoner of the month in September 2016

Cairo/Beirut - “Their freedom is their right” (“#حريتهم_حقهم”) is a campaign for defending the rights of prisoners of conscience launched by Maharat

1/09/2016 Take Action
Syria

“Their freedom is their right” campaign names Bassel Khartabil prisoner of the month in August 2016

Cairo/Beirut - “Their freedom is their right” (“#حريتهم_حقهم”) is a campaign for defending the rights of prisoners of conscience launched by Maharat

11/08/2016 Take Action
Bahrain

#FreeZainabAndBaby, Demand the immediate and unconditional release of Zainab Al-Khawaja and her 15-month-old son

UPDATE: The Thunderclap campaign is now closed. It had a social media reach of over 1.4 million. Zainab Al-Khawaja remains in prison with her baby, despite promises by

12/04/2016 Take Action