International access will be needed to follow up on mixed Saudi response to UPR recommendations
Saudi Arabia’s mixed and often self-contradictory response to its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the outcome of which has now been adopted, casts doubt on
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Unfair Trial, Unjust Sentences
Human Rights Defenders, Political Dissidents Unjustly Convicted The convictions of at least 44 defendants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s mass trial of at
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Authorities violate citizens’ religious freedoms
In the context of their continued violations of the civil and human rights of citizens, the Omani authorities targeted a number of innocent citizens for observing Eid
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Joint letter on Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace as he exceeds three years on hunger strike
8 July 2024 King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Your Majesties, We
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Unfair “UAE84” Trial Illustrates Total Disregard for International Law
In a new report entitled “Unfair Trial in the United Arab Emirates Illustrates Total Disregard for International Law”, the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC)
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Periodic report on gross human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many human rights violations against journalists, media, a woman human rights defender, and a judge in Yemen
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Politicised judiciary sentences Yemenis to death without due process
Politicisation of death sentences issued by Houthi-affiliated court Mwatana Organisation for Human Rights, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and the
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Four-year prison sentence issued against Former National Assembly candidate Mesaed Al-Quraifa
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that an arbitrary prison sentence was issued against former National Assembly
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The silencing of musicians advocating for women’s rights
Two Iranian musicians have been sentenced over songs they created during protests in the wake of the death of woman human rights defender Mahsa Amini, who died on
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