Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf on the eve of Camp David summit
Dear President Obama, On the eve of your summit meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on 13 and 14 May, we urge you to press for the release of all
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Open Letter from Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on his 21st day of hunger strike to the High Commissioner for Human Rights
His Excellency Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson
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Human rights defenders at risk in jail, others facing long prison sentences
Most of Bahrain’s prominent human rights defenders remain in prison, facing prison or in exile, as the regime attempts to silence criticism and punish all those
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GCHR launches special report on human rights defenders and journalists at risk
On 02 May 2015, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) launched its special human rights report entitled: “Yemeni journalists and human rights defenders at risk
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Iraq- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns the death of prominent human rights defender Ammar Al Shahbander
It is with great sadness that the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received news of the death of prominent human rights defender Ammar Shahbander. He was killed in
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Human rights organizations mark birthday of Razan Zaitouneh with renewed call for release of ‘Duma Four’
(Geneva, 28 April 2015) - To mark the 38th birthday (on April 29) of missing human rights defender and lawyer Razan Zaitouneh, head of the Violations Documentation
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Journalist and activist Asaad Hanna viciously attacked
On 20 April 2015, journalist and activist Asaad Hanna, who lives in exile in the outskirts of Istanbul, was attacked by an unknown person, who broke into his home during
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Authorities prevent Abdulhadi and Salah Al-Khawaja from attending the funeral and mourning of their brother
Once again the government of Bahrain denies political activists and human rights defenders the right to temporary release on humanitarian grounds for the funeral of a
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Prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair beaten in prison
On 18 April 2015, prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair was beaten by another prisoner at Al-Ha'ir prison in Riyadh. Also, he was subjected to threats in
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