Bahrain releases a leading human rights defender and upheld 15 years sentence against another
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express grave concern on the ongoing detention and judicial harassment against
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BANS HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR FOR LIFE
On 26th May 2014, The United Arab Emirates refused to admit a British barrister, Victoria Meads of Garden Court Chambers in London, to the country and further announced
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Free Prominent Rights Defenders / Armed Groups Should End Harassment, Abductions
(New York, May 27, 2014) – A prominent human rights defender and three of her colleagues believed to be in the custody of an armed opposition group should immediately
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Reprisals against human rights defenders must end and stronger action should be taken to protect them
Human rights defenders undertake legitimate and peaceful human rights work under continuous threats to their safety and security and often that of their families.
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BCHR and GCHR Welcome Back Prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcome back prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab, the President of the
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Human rights defender Ali Hussain Aboud arrested and held incommunicado
Update: He has been released on 22 July 2014 without charge. On 07 May 2014, human rights defender Ali Hussain Aboud, was arrested by judicial police in the city of
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Groups Call for ICC Referral / Statement by Civil Society Organizations on Need for Justice
(New York) – Over one hundred civil society groups from around the world issued the following statement today to urge the United Nations Security Council to
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Call for the immediate release of disappeared human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq
Over one and a half years after the disappearance of renowned Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq, the undersigned organizations are reiterating their call on
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On World Press Freedom Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls for the protection of the rights to freedom of speech and expression
While this day, 3 May, World Press Freedom Day should be one of celebration of the Press and freedom of speech, the GCHR is reminded of the severe curtailment on the
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