Authorities must respect citizens’ right to peaceful protest
Iraqi citizens in the capital city of Baghdad, in Basra and other cities in the central and southern regions are organising mass demonstrations to protest a number of
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Court of Cassation refused to declare the verdict for human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and 33 others accused of storming of the National Assembly
On 08 July 2018, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation issued its judgement in the case involving the storming of the National Assembly in 2011, which included prison sentences
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Human rights defender Khalid Al-Omair detained after filing complaint against intelligence officer who tortured him
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), human rights defender Khaled Al-Omair had been detained by agents of the General Directorate of
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights expresses solidarity after Al-Huriah Society closed and Anwar Dashti arrested
On 28 June 2018, the Kuwait Al-Huriah (Freedom) Society was suddenly dissolved without justification, and one of its members was imprisoned the following week. The
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UNHRC Side Event calls for action on Business and human rights in the Gulf and neighbouring countries
At a side event at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) in Geneva on 28 June 2018, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and its
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Writer and woman human rights defender Hatoon Al-Fassi arrested the week after driving ban lifted
Saudi Arabia continues to flout international calls to free women’s rights defenders arrested in a crackdown on critics since that began in May 2018, as news
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UNHRC Side Event examines crackdown on cyberactivism and repression of digital rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
At a side event on “Digital Rights Across the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries”, held at the 38th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
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Mapping Cybercrime Laws and Violations of Digital Rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
Executive Summary: During the week before the arrest and detention of the prominent human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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GCHR report maps cybercrime laws and violations of digital rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has released an extensive new report surveying the status of digital rights across the region. The report finds that national and
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