Ebtisam Al-Saegh released from prison while awaiting trial, and Zainab Al-Khamees banned from travel
On 22 October 2017, Ebtisam Al-Saegh, the monitoring and documentation officer of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, was released from prison pending trial in
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Recommendations on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
This open letter, available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, was sent to all UN Member States on behalf of 391 civil society organizations across 98 countries in
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Radhya Al-Mutawakel chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for October 2017
(Beirut/Cairo, 10 October 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation
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Syrian human rights defenders Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat murdered in Istanbul
Update: Syria: A distant relative was arrested on 30 September in the murder of Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat earlier that month in Istanbul. The motive appears to be
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Egyptian human rights defender Mohamed Zaree wins 2017 Martin Ennals Award
Egyptian human rights defender Mohamed Zaree, Egypt Country Director at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), has won the prestigious Martin Ennals Award
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Supreme Court ruling closes “Azamn” newspaper forever
The Supreme Court of Oman issued on Thursday, 05 October 2017, a final ruling on the closure of "Azamn" newspaper, ending the paper’s fight to reopen and
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GCHR calls for the immediate release of Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant Mohamed Thatha
The Syrian government should immediately release prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed Thatha, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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Human rights defenders arrested amid wave of arrests, as ban on women driving lifted
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received alarming reports about a wave of arrests of writers, academics, on-line activists, and clerics in Saudi Arabia this
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Defending the Civil & Human Rights of the Bedoon Community in Kuwait at the UNHRC
On 21 September 2017, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights together with its human rights partners NGOs, organised a side event during the 36th session of the UNHRC
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