Saudi Arabia- Saudi Arabia- Authorities prevent human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi from travelling to Geneva to attend a human rights conference
Beirut, 24 May, 2012 – On 22 May 2012, Saudi authorities stopped human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi at the King Khalid airport in Riyadh and prevented him
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Over 100 organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
(Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Centre for Human Rights) - The following is a letter calling on the Bahrain Royal Family to release jailed human rights
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Saudi Arabia- Head of Monitor of Human Rights at risk of being targeted by authorities following successful registration of the organization in Canada
Beirut, 16 May, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information concerning the registration in Canada of Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi
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Gulf human rights delegation highlights human rights violations ahead of EU-GCC Summit
Beirut 10 May 2012 -- From 24 to 27 April 2012, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the International Federation for Human Rights )FIDH( organized a visit of
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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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Bahrain Authorities Continue to Detain, Target and Harass Human Rights Defenders
Beirut, 04 May, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) continue to express grave concern in regards to the
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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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