Human rights groups condemn internet blocking and censorship in Yemen
We, the undersigned local and international human rights organisations, strongly condemn the ongoing internet blocking and censorship in Yemen. We call for immediate
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GCHR mourns the death of journalist Issam Abdullah, killed by Israeli army air strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sadness over the killing of journalist Issam Abdullah, and sends its deep condolences to his family and
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi remains in prison along with many women’s rights activists
Update: Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison in Iran respectively on several charges. Hamedi received seven
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Spyware on trial: Justice for Saudi Activist Loujain Al-Hathloul
On 26 September 2023, Access Now and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) jointly submitted an amicus brief calling on the Oregon U.S. District Court to hold the
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Free human rights lawyers Hazzaa Al-Marri and Rashid Al-Marri
Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that the Court of Appeal in Qatar had, in the second half of 2022, ratified the initial
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Letter to COP28 Participating Governments re: UAE Human Rights and Climate Concerns
13 September 2023 To the Participating Governments at the COP28 Climate Conference, We write as a global network of organizations with grave human rights concerns
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Joint letter to Biden Administration on urgent concern for life of imprisoned rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
The following is a joint letter by over a dozen NGOs expressing urgent concern for the life of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a 62-year-old prominent Bahraini-Danish human
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Joint Appeal: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
The following is a joint appeal issued by 23 NGOs in August 2023 to the UAE authorities. UPDATE: There are now over 60 prisoners of conscience being held past the end
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Bedoon rights activist Fadel Farhan (Abu Turki) detained
Fadel Farhan Saket (Abu Turki), a human rights activist who defends the rights of the Bedoon community on a regular basis, has been summoned for investigation regarding
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