Unfair Trial, Unjust Sentences / 68 defendants sentenced to multi-year sentences, including two prominent human rights lawyers
The convictions of 69 defendants in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) mass trial of 94 government critics on July 2, 2013, were based on a fundamentally unfair
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Bahrain- Court of Cassation rejects appeal of imprisoned unionist
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain center for Human rights (BCHR) call for the immediate release of human rights defenders and
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UAE DENIES INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBSERVER ACCESS TO VERDICT IN SHOW TRIAL OF UAE94
FIDH (the International Federation for Human Rights), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Arabic
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Bahrain- EU should call for the release of human rights defenders and peaceful protest leaders in Bahrain in the context of EU-GCC ministerial meeting in Manama
JOINT STATEMENT Brussels, 26 June 2013- A year ago, on 25 June 2012, the EU adopted its Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, in which it pledged to
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Syria- The arrest and release of human rights lawyer Faiq Hweigah
On the evening of 24 June 2013, human rights lawyer Faiq Hweigah, was arrested by Syrian authorities. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received information
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Bahrain- Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal of policewoman on charges of torturing and mistreating journalist Nazeeha Saeed
On 23 June 2013, a Court of Appeal in Manama upheld the acquittal of policewoman Sarah Al-Moosa’s on charges of torturing and mistreating journalist Nazeeha Saeed,
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Saudi Arabia- Writer and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari sentenced to five years in jail
On 17 June 2013, the Special Court on State Security and Terrorism in Jeddah sentenced human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari to five years in prison. Three years of
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Bahrain- Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati facing reprisals for cooperating with the UN system
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their serious concern over ongoing campaign of judicial harassments against
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Saudi Arabia- Two women human rights defenders sentenced to 10 months in prison and a two year travel ban
On 15 June 2013 the District Court in Al-Khobar sentenced two human rights defenders, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, and Fawzia Al-Oyouni to ten months in prison, following a trial
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