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Sharp rise in executions raises concerns

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 6/11/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been following with great concern the escalating use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia. According to execution statements

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Blogger Mansoor Al-Muhareb sentenced to two years in prison

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  • Kuwait
  • 4/11/2024

As part of the Kuwaiti authorities’ continued repressive policies that they have pursued since dissolving the National Assembly in May 2024, the Criminal Court

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GCHR marks sorrowful International Day to End Impunity after year of unprecedented killing of journalists in the Middle East

  • News
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • MENA
  • Syria
  • 1/11/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) marks the most sorrowful International Day to End Impunity after a year of unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza and

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Saudi authorities must end misuse of administrative and judicial measures against released human rights defenders including Loujain Al-Hathloul

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 31/10/2024

We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Saudi authorities to immediately cease misusing administrative and judicial measures against human rights defenders

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Authorities continue to target human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki

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  • Qatar
  • 30/10/2024

The Qatari authorities continue to target prominent Qatari human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki at all levels, in order to force him to return to the country and

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Periodic Report on Serious Human Rights Violations

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  • Yemen
  • 29/10/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented numerous human rights violations in Yemen over the past two months, carried out by the Houthi group, including

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Human rights groups, football supporters, worker organisations express “deep concern” at global law firm’s flawed World Cup 2034 assessment

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 28/10/2024

A flawed human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid by AS&H Clifford Chance - part of the global partnership of London-based law firm

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GCHR & HRW mourn the death of devoted human rights advocate Joe Stork 

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  • MENA
  • 24/10/2024

With a profound sense of loss and deep sorrow, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourn the passing of the tireless member of their

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Release unlawfully detained cartoonist Mohammed Al-Hazzaa

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 24/10/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern over the recent news of the sentencing of Saudi cartoonist Mohammed Al-Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi to 23 years in

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