Fear that Anti-Terrorism Law will be used to curtail human rights and target human rights defenders
A coalition of international NGOs is seriously concerned about the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Law in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was approved by
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Human rights defender Saed Jadad arbitrarily detained
On International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2014, security forces raided the house of human rights defender Saed Jadad in Salalah city and took him away without any
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Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to years in prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the sentencing of human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja to over four years in prison this month. On 4 December 2014,
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Campaign to end violence against women human rights defenders across the Gulf region and its neighbouring countries
10 December 2014 - Today, International Human Rights Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) pays tribute to the courage of women human rights defenders across the
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On the International Human Rights Day we remember our fellow detained human rights defenders
On International Human Rights Day – which falls today, on the 10th of December – the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses full solidarity and
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No word on four abducted activists / A year on, no information on Douma Four
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazem Hamadi – the Douma Four—remain missing a year after their
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Human rights defender Samar Badawi banned from travel prior to EU meeting
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned following the travel ban that has been imposed on human rights defender Samar Badawi, who works on defending
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Arrest of two activists who defend the women’s right to drive a car
Two activists Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol have been arrested on 1st December 2014. They have both been working strongly in defense of women's right to drive in
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GCHR website blocked
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) deplores the blocking of its website (gc4hr.org) by the Saudi authorities and considers it as a form of repression that is part
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