The Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in Kuwait
The Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in Kuwait Submission to the 68th Pre-session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
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Authorities prevent the family of blogger Mohamed Fazari from travelling; and Public Prosecutor appeals the verdict against “Azamn”
Authorities in Oman continue to target human rights defenders as a result of the exercise of their right to freedom of expression and freedom of press. Reports received
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GCHR in another case against the UK Government
GCHR says UK government should hold firm on its commitment to comply with International Law. GCHR has been granted leave to appeal so that it can challenge an apparent
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Academic Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla released but Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith remains in prison
While the Gulf Centre for Human RIghts (GCHR) welcomes the release of academic and activist Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla from detention in the United Arab Emirates on 26
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Writer Nadhir Al-Majid sentenced to seven years in prison
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that a seven-year prison sentence was issued last week against Saudi writer Nadhir Al-Majid, who
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Human rights defenders face arrest and judicial harassment
Human rights defenders in the UAE continue to be targeted due to the exercise of their right to freedom of expression, including on-line, and for their peaceful
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Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab re-arrested on other charges despite court order to temporarily release him
Update: Nabeel Rajab appeared in court briefly on 23 January 2017 for a hearing in his case related to comments and tweets about Jaw prison and Yemen. He remains in jail
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Courts revoke prison sentences of online activist Hassan Al-Basham and writer Hammood Al-Shukaily
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that the High Court in Oman has revoked the three-year prison sentence against online activist Hassan
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Freedom of the Press faces serious threat
Freedom of the press and freedom of expression are under serious threat in Bahrain. Human rights defenders, journalists and online bloggers are targeted for legitimately
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