The government must protect the freedom to demonstrate throughout the country
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights, Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Front Line Defenders, and PEN Center in Iraq
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Human rights defender Safwan Al-Munaifi arrested during International Day of Peace activities
Update: Yemen: On 01 November 2019 human rights defender Safwan Al-Munaifi has been released from prison. Report confirmed that no charges directed against
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Five Bedoon activists released while 10 others remain in prison
Five Bedoon community activists have been released while ten other Bedoon activists continue to be held in Kuwait’s Public Prison as their trial continues. While
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Joint statement calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record during the UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Free Saudi WHRDs Coalition* praise the significant joint statement which was delivered by Australia
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MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech Yes to freedom of expression ………… No to hate speech
(Geneva on 23 September 2019) - The undersigned organizations are establishing an anti-hate speech network entitled “MENA Network for Countering Hate
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Joint submission to Universal Periodic Review finds Kuwait has not implemented any recommendations related to civic space
In a joint submission to the third cycle of the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kuwait, to be held in January 2020, the International Service
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Award given to Bahraini Prime Minister in Norway criticised for rewarding perpetrator of human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners are dismayed by reports that the Prime Minister of Bahrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, received an
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GCHR and ALQST submission to UK media freedom inquiry addresses threats to journalists, rights defenders and online activists across the Middle East
In August, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and ALQST made a submission to the United Kingdom Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a call for
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Prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab faces ill-treatment
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned that prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is not being treated according to international standards
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