Bahrain- Bahraini government denies delegation of international human rights organizations access to the country, following last minute withdrawal of permission
Beirut, 05 May, 2012 -- The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the Bahraini government’s withdrawal of permission it had previously granted for a visit
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Kuwait- Arrest and on-going detention of 15 human rights defenders as police violently disperse peaceful protest
Beirut, 04 May, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that 15 human rights defenders were arrested on 1 May 2012 as they took part in
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The government of Bahrain must release all detained human rights defenders immediately and unconditionally – Detention and ill-treatment of Human Rights Defender Zainab Al-Khawaja
Beirut, 30 April, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR),
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Assault on human rights defender and photographer Wael Al-Absi
Beirut, 28 April, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on 24 April 2012, human rights defender and photographer Wael
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Human rights defender Ali Al-Dailami detained and interrogated at Sana’a airport following his participation in human rights meeting
Beirut, 21 April, 2012 -- On 16 April 2012, human rights defender, Mr Ali Al-Dailami, was detained at the airport in Sana’a following his participation in a human
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Arrest and ill-treatment of human rights defender Khaled Ramadan Al-Enizi following his participation in a Bedoon protest
Beirut, 17 April, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information concerning the arrest and ill treatment of human rights defender, Khaled
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10 year travel ban imposed on writer and human rights defender Sheikh Mikhlif Al-Shammari
Beirut, 10 April, 2012 -- On 8 April 2012 human rights defender Sheikh Mikhlif Al-Shammari was told by the Department of Immigration, while trying to cross the
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Detained defender AlKhawaja between life and death
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and El Nadeem Centre for
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Urgent appeal to save the life of Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is facing death
Open letter to the United Nations/governments of Denmark, US, UK and all other governments and organizations concerned with human rights: Today, April 3, 2012,
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