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Saudi Arabia

Crackdown on Saudi women human rights defenders sets off alarms

Over 30 human rights groups call for their immediate release The undersigned human rights groups call on the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally

6/06/2018 Take Action
UAE

Call for Mayor of Manchester to name a street after Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester  Manchester, UK the.mayor@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk 31 May 2018 Dear Mayor Burnham, The undersigned

31/05/2018 Take Action
UAE

Join the call to free #FreeAhmed as unfair trial continues of Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

Prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor has been brought to trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after more than a year in detention without charge.

4/05/2018 Take Action
Iran

Woman human rights defender Atena Daemi beaten and transferred to Gharchak Prison

Woman human rights defender Atena Daemi was beaten by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran’s Evin Prison and then transferred

20/04/2018 Take Action
UAE

Ahmed Mansoor taken to court after a year in arbitrary detention; while Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith denied visits

Prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor has been brought to trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after more than a year in detention without charge.

12/04/2018 Take Action
Bahrain

NGOs call for release of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on 7th anniversary of his arrest

Seven years ago this month, renowned human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was dragged from his home in Bahrain, tortured, tried in a military court, and

5/04/2018 Take Action
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