Saudi Arabia – The authorities prevented human rights defender Sadek Ramadan and his family from traveling to Qatar
On 29th March 2013, Sadek Ramadan attempted to cross the border from Saudi Arabia to Qatar by car with his family. Ramadan intended to spend the week's vacation there,
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Qatar- Human rights defenders Mohammed Issa Al-Baker and Mansoor Rashed Al- Matroushi held in incommunicado without access to families or lawyers
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is seriously concerned for the safety and security of human rights defenders Mohammed Issa Al-Baker and Mansoor Rashed Al-
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Flagrant disregard of fair trial guarantees shown at UAE94 trial
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Cairo
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Bahrain- Human rights defenders Abdulhadi and Zainab Al-Khawaja on hunger strike protesting their ill-treatment
The Gulf centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received information that human rights defenders Abdulhadi and Zainab Al-Khawaja have started a hunger strike on 17 March
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Oman- Human Rights Defenders Released, but the Crackdown Continues
On 17 March 2013 the Court of Appeal in Muscat, composed of different judges from when it previously heard the case, ordered the release of all detained human rights
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Kuwait- Prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Fadhli sentenced to a month in prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on 13 March 2013, prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Fadhli was sentenced in abstentia to a
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Attacks on Human Rights Defenders Continue
On 11 March 2013 during a side event at the UN Human Rights Council's 22nd session in Geneva, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launched its 2013 Annual Report.
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Syria- Mounting concerns over health of human rights lawyer Khalil Matouk who remains in incommunicado and arbitrary detention
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information from reliable sources that human rights lawyer Khalil Matouk remains in incommunicado and arbitrary
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Yemen- Human rights defender Khaled Ayish is under continuous threats after an Assassination attempt
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is extremely concerned at the continuous threats received by human rights defender Khaled Ayish after an assassination attempt
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