Online activist Saqr Al-Balushi detained by Internal Security Service
Online activist Saqr Al-Balushi has been arrested by the Internal Security Service (ISS) and detained incommunicado since in solitary confinement in the Omani
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Rights groups call on UN to help free academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith
Special Procedures Branch Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland urgent-action@ohchr.org 4 October 2016 **URGENT and
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Free Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Held for 4 Years
Renewed calls for Khalil Ma’touq’s release on 4th anniversary of detention (Geneva, New York, October 04, 2016) – Syria should immediately release the Human Rights
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Court of First Instance in Muscat hands prison sentences to journalists of “Azamn” and closes newspaper permanently
On 26 September 2016, the Court of First Instance in Muscat reportedly sentenced three journalists of “Azamn” newspaper, Ibrahim Al-Maamari, Yousef Al-Haj,
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Authorities continue targeting human rights defenders including journalists using the judiciary
In separate cases that reveal a pattern across the Gulf region, authorities in Oman and Kuwait continue to target human rights defenders and journalists in by using the
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Urgent Need for International Inquiry on Yemen / Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, write to urge you to support the High Commissioner’s call for an international, independent
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Reprisals & harassment against HRDs in the Gulf region & neighbouring countries: UN HRC must act immediately
Geneva, 22 September 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event in co-operation with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH),
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UN side event highlights challenges facing journalists at risk in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain, and the need to enhance their protection
Geneva, 20 September 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event in co-operation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation,
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns death of human rights defender Naser Al-Raas
It is with great sadness that the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received news of the death of prominent human rights defender Naser Al-Raas, a Canadian citizen of
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