Omani blogger Muawiya Al-Rawahi must be freed
On 14 March 2016, State Security Court at the UAE Federal Supreme Court found him not guilty and subsequently he was released then deported to Oman on 20 March
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Zainab Al-Khawaja arrested with 15 month old son from her home
Human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja has been arrested from her house along with her 15 month old baby Abdul-Hadi at at 3:45 pm today Bahrain time. According to her
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Internal Security Service continues its systematic targeting of human rights defenders & online activists
Online activist Hassan Al-Basham has allegedly been tortured in detention in Oman recently, according to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). In
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Authorities revoke citizenship of children of human rights defender Mohammed Abdul Razzaq Al-Siddiq
United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have revoked the citizenship of the children of a detained human rights defender who is one of the UAE94, Mohammed Abdul Razzaq
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Civil Society Curtailed in Saudi Arabia & Qatar
Geneva, 10 March 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in co-operation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch and FIDH held
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls for freedom for women human rights defenders on International Women’s Day
On 08 March 2016, International Women’s Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on governments and all those responsible for violations against women
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Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists convicted at grossly unfair mass “UAE 94” trial
On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and advocates of reform, 10 human rights organisations appeal to
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Qatar, civil society and human rights: Lack of civil society space hinders work of human rights defenders
Download Qatar is a country ruled by a monarchy with an unusually large immigrant population. It has been subject to significant criticism for its treatment of
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Lack of civil society space hinders work of human rights defenders, says new GCHR report
There is a distinct lack of oppositional civil society and a dearth of human rights activism in Qatar, says a new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). The
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