Update in relation to human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and Maryam Al-Khawaja, daughters of imprisoned Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious and on-going concern at the treatment and judicial harassment of human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and
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Statement by Maryam Al-Khawaja on the Decision to Boycott Bahrain Court
As a human rights defender, I, Maryam Al-Khawaja, Director of Advocacy at the Gulf Center for Human Rights, have decided to boycott my court hearing on the 1st of
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Anniversary of sentenced poet recalls the need for the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and all human rights
On the third anniversary of the sentencing of jailed poet Mohamed Rashid Al-Ajami, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) reiterates its call on the government of Qatar
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Women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer released and immediately re-arrested
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express serious concern over the re-arrest of women’s rights defender
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Human rights defender Osama Al-Najjar sentenced to three years in prison
On 25 November 2014, the State Security Court at the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar to three
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Human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi imprisoned for ten years
On 19 November 2014, human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by a ten-year travel ban by the Partial Court in Riyadh. He was
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Anti-terror laws threaten human rights defenders in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
On 14 November 2014, six leading human rights NGOs held a discussion in Washington, DC on human rights violations by Gulf countries that are partners of the United
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Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) is very concerned about the ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defender, lawyer, and women’s rights activist
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Blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari sentenced to two years in prison and 200 lashes
On 3 November 2014, the Specialised Criminal Court in Al-Khobar city sentenced blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari to two years in prison in addition
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