Human rights activists at side event on torture and reprisals in Bahrain stress need for UN mechanisms to take action and support for victims
Geneva - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event entitled “Torture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain” during the 34th session
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Human rights defenders including journalists at imminent risk in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries
Geneva - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event entitled “SEE THEIR STRUGGLE, REALISE THEIR RIGHTS: Human Rights Defenders including
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After 282 days of arbitrary detention, human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial postponed once again
On 22 March 2017, Manama’s Fifth High Criminal Court postponed again Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s trial in the Twitter case, in clear contempt of
Read ReportTorture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain Belie Commitment to Reform
Download I. Introduction 1. This report intends to provide an evaluation of progress since 2014 made by the government of Bahrain in response to previous
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Free prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor now
Award-winning Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor has been arrested by security forces in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and taken to an unknown location. Ahmed
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Torture, Physical Coercion and Reprisals in Bahrain Belie Commitment to Reform, says new report
Impunity for torture and other abuses against human rights defenders continues in Bahrain, according to a new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) prepared
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Trial of Writer, cinema critic and online activist Abdullah Habib postponed
In a hearing on 13 March 2017, the Appeal Court in Oman decided to postpone its hearing in the case of writer, cinema critic and online activist Abdullah Habib - in
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SEE THEIR STRUGGLE, REALISE THEIR RIGHTS – Human Rights Defenders at Imminent Risk in the Gulf Region and Neighbouring Countries
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) attempts, through its work, to create a safer environment and offer support to human rights defenders.
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Human rights defenders at imminent risk in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries, says GCHR annual report
Human rights defenders at imminent risk in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries, says the fifth Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). GCHR
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