On International Women’s Day, HRC40 | Human Rights Council Stands with Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders
A cross-regional group of 36 States, including all EU Member States, have called yesterday 7 March, 2019 for the release of detained women human rights
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Hala Al-Dosari selected as Washington Post’s first Jamal Khashoggi Fellow
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates its Advisory Board member Dr. Hala Al-Dosari, a Saudi academic and researcher, on being selected as the first
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Human Rights Council Side Event calls for accountability for rights abuses including torture and incommunicado detention of women’s rights defenders
At a well-attended United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) side event entitled “Saudi Arabia – Time for Accountability”, panelists including two UN
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Reports on Women Human Rights Defenders TREAT WOMEN KINDLY! REPORT ON TORTURE OF WHRDS INSIDE SAUDI PRISONS
Download I. INTRODUCTION For decades, Saudi authorities have been attempting to mute the feminist and women’s rights voices inside Saudi Arabia, especially
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Oman to participate in 2019 Paris Book Fair despite banning books at home
Oman will be a “special guest” at the 2019 Paris Book Fair (the Salon du Livre de Paris) scheduled to take place between 15-19 March 2019, despite banning
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Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of women’s rights defenders
The following letter was sent to over 30 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of States calling on UN Member States to adopt a resolution at the 40th session of the UN Human
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GCHR praises European Parliament resolution on women’s rights defenders and echoes calls for accountability for continuous human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the resolution of the European Parliament (EP) calling for the release of imprisoned human rights defenders in Saudi
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Release of human rights defenders
On 16 February 2019 human rights defender Awfa Al-Na’ami was released while her colleague, human rights defender Alhassan Al-Qaqtari, was released on 14 February
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Authorities continue to target human rights defenders supporting Bedoon rights
Authorities continue to target human rights defenders who took part in four sit-ins organised in front of the Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents’ Affairs, as
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