Participants at joint event say “No to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in the Arab Region”
(Beirut) - On the eighth anniversary of the International Day to End Impunity (IDEI) for Crimes Against Journalists, on 02 November 2021, a group of local, regional and
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GCHR activities during UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was involved in various advocacy activities during the 48th session of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in
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Open letter to the General Assembly of INTERPOL to Reject the candidacy of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi for INTERPOL presidency
Dear Members of the General Assembly, We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the candidacy of Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, Inspector
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GCHR expresses its full solidarity with targeted Palestinian human rights organisations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the unjust decision of the Israeli Defense Minister on 19 October 2021, designating 6 Palestinian civil society
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Rights groups pay tribute to Emirati rights defenders and call for them to be freed during Dubai Expo
At the Alternative Human Rights Expo, held online on 14 October 2021, over 25 human rights groups paid tribute to human rights defenders from the United Arab
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GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting the human rights situation in Iraq. It covers
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Where is the woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed?!
On 13 October 2021, 23-year-old woman human rights defender, Noof Al-Maadeed,posted her last two tweets on her Twitter account. The first tweet read, "Hi. Still not
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Shutting minds and silencing the future: what the Dubai Expo really covers up
(Geneva/Beirut) — From 1 October 2021 to March 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Dubai Expo, the first World Expo to be held in the Arab
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Mid-term report shows Saudi authorities failing to reform, ignoring 2018 UPR recommendations
An NGO report on Saudi Arabia’s progress mid-way through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle reveals a shocking lack of action from the Saudi
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