On 7th anniversary of beginning of popular movement, NGOs call for end to systematic targeting of human rights defenders and journalists
On the 7th anniversary of the peaceful popular movement of the Bahraini people which started on 14 February 2011, the undersigned NGOs call on the international
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Women’s rights defenders arrested for promoting human rights online
Woman human rights defender Noha Al-Balawi, who is active online in supporting civil and political rights for women, was arrested two weeks ago in the last week of
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UN Universal Periodic Review recommendations must be fully implemented
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to fully implements recommendations made during its third United Nations
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Court of Cassation’s Prosecutor confirms that the verdict of the Court of Appeal in the Kuwait 67 case is improper
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the Court of Cassation’s Prosecutor has confirmed that the verdict of the Court of Appeal
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GCHR congratulates Dr. Hala Al-Dosari for winning Human Rights Watch Award
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates its Advisory Board member Dr. Hala Al-Dosari, a prominent women’s rights defender from Saudi Arabia, who has
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Authorities continue systematic targeting of human rights defenders
The authorities in Saudi Arabia continue to target human rights defenders despite various announcements related to opening up civic space in the country. Human rights
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Participants at Gulf and Neighbouring Platform call for immediate release of all detained human rights defenders in the Middle East
(Beirut, 24 January 2018) - On 22 January 2018, partners of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) called for the release of all detained human rights defenders in the
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Rights activist and blogger Hisham Al-Omeisy released after five months held incommunicado
On 15 January 2018, rights activist and blogger Hisham Al-Omeisy has been released after five months of incommunicado detention. Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, spokesperson for
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New penal code targets activists and public freedoms
On 11 January 2018, Royal Decree No. 7/2018 signed by Sultan Qaboos bin Said, containing the provisions of the new Penal Code, was published in the Official Gazette on
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