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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Kuwait- Journalist Zayed Al-Zaid imprisoned over article tackling corruption
On 27 February 2013, security forces in Kuwait arrested publisher and managing editor of "Alaan" electronic newspaper, Zayed Al-Zaid, after he arrived at Kuwait
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Renewed detention of outspoken activist as prison sentences start to rain
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights express concern over the renewed detention of human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja for
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The Final Statement of the Second Gulf Platform for Human Rights Defenders
We, the human rights defenders from the Gulf countries and Yemen, convened at the second Gulf Platform for Human Rights Defenders held in Istanbul (1-2 March
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Oman – Release Immediately and Unconditionally all Detainees of Human Rights Defenders and Activists
The undersigned human rights organizations declare their full and complete solidarity with all Omani human rights defenders who are currently in detention, especially
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Authorities target families of detained human rights defenders
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that authorities in the UAE are targeting family members of human rights defenders currently in
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Bahrain- Human rights defenders are targeted by the government due to their peaceful and legitimate human rights activities
On the second anniversary of the Bahraini uprising for human rights and democracy, The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR)
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