Sad loss of dear colleague, writer Nabhan Al-Hanshi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns with deep sorrow the passing of Nabhan Al-Hanshi, 45, a prominent Omani writer and human rights defender, well-known in
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Authorities must protect the right to peaceful assembly for all citizens
On 17 April 2026, a peaceful sit-in was held in the Governorate Square in Damascus, Syria which was called for by a number of citizens, including a group of civil
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GCHR’s 37th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been documenting the human rights situation in Iraq over the past five years since the start of the popular uprising in
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GCHR’s activities during the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
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The Gulf region and neighbouring countries: Ongoing repression by authorities
Introduction The Gulf region and its neighbouring countries are witnessing an unprecedented and systematic campaign of repression. The ongoing war is being used as a
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GCHR’s Annual Report published amid war and deterioration of freedom
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is releasing its 2025 annual report, “Human Rights in the Middle East Countries”, during one of the starkest periods of war
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)
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The Gulf region and neighbouring countries: Authorities exercising more repression and silencing free voices, exploiting current war
Most governments in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries, exploiting the current war, are intensifying their systematic repression to suppress public freedoms,
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Father of political dissident Fawaz Al-Kathiri arrested
Update: On 01 March 2026, citizen Nayef Rakhees Dhahi Al-Fadhli, father of political opponent Fawaz Al-Kathiri, was released on bail. Since the dissolution of the
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