New wave of arrests targeting human rights community must stop!
On 09 April 2019, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received a list of at least 13 names of human rights defenders, including women’s rights activists, who
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Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor on hunger strike to protest poor prison conditions and sham trial
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is extremely concerned about the health of imprisoned human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, after receiving reports from local
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Women human rights defenders remain in prison awaiting verdict
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the release of all women’s rights defenders in Saudi Arabia, some of whom are currently on trial before the
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SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF IRAQ
Download Third Cycle 34th Session Human Rights Council November 2019 Submitted by: The Gulf Centre for Human Rights The Iraqi Observatory
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Formula One Group should support the safeguarding of human rights in Bahrain
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is among 25 NGOs which signed an open letter to the Formula One Group on 26 March 2019 calling for concrete measures to safeguard
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Solidarity event at British Parliament calls for women’s rights activists to be freed
On 26 March 2019, ALQST and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised a public event in the United Kingdom’s Parliament focusing on the Saudi women human
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UN Human Rights Council events call for accountability for human rights violations in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised several successful events with NGO partners and United Nations Special Rapporteurs and experts at the UN Human Rights
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Ill-treatment of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani continues in prison
Prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani continues to be ill-treated in Al-Ha’ir criminal prison in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where he is
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Open letter to FIFA on human rights and the potential expansion of the 2022 World Cup
The following is an open letter sent in early March 2019 to FIFA about human rights concerns amidst talks of expanding the 2022 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Qatar,
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