Two Families Stand Firmly for Freedom and Social Justice / Part 2
This is the story of two families from different countries who share the same pursuit of human rights despite immense personal costs. The first comes from Bahrain, while
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Detained human rights defender Mazen Darwish wins UNESCO/Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Detained Syrian journalist and human rights defender Mazen Darwish has won the 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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Nabeel Rajab arrested amid reports of torture at Jaw prison and concern for human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel
Renowned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was arrested today, 2 April, reportedly accused of spreading “false news” in tweets about torture in Jaw prison,
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The use of judiciary to target prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad
Even while imprisoned, prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad continues to be targeted and receive additional prison sentences related to his human rights work in
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CIVICUS and GCHR outline concerns related to the environment in which civil society activists and human rights defenders operate
The Sultanate of Oman NGO Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review 23rd Session of the UPR Working Group 23 March 2015 Submission by CIVICUS: World
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Travel ban imposed on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 25 March 2015, the General Administration of investigations imposed a travel ban on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal, the director of Kuwait Watch. On 23 March
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Online activist Talib Al-Saedi held incommunicado
On 23 March 2015, online activist Talib Al-Saedi disappeared after he was summoned by the Omani Internal Security Service to appear for investigation before the Special
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Authorities continue to target women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern over the ongoing targeting by authorities of women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer in Bahrain.
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Nawaf Al-Hendal arrested after speaking at 28th session of UN Human Rights Council
On 23 March, 2015, human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal was arrested while he was carrying out his work observing violations during a peaceful gathering in Al-Erada
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