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GCHR calls for accountability and transparency regarding human rights abuses

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  • Iran
  • 13/09/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) continues to call for accountability and transparency from Iran regarding human rights abuses, particularly of women human

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Human rights defenders continue to face reprisals

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  • Qatar
  • 12/09/2024

Human rights defenders in Qatar remain at risk, including those who speak up about the human rights situation including women’s and migrants’ rights, according to

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Authorities continue arbitrary citizenship revocation policy

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  • Kuwait
  • 10/09/2024

Authorities in Kuwait continue to arbitrary revoke the citizenship of many citizens. Local sources confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that the number

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Saudi Arabia must free detainees jailed for their online expression ahead of Internet Governance Forum

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 9/09/2024

Saudi Arabia must free all individuals arbitrarily detained solely for their online expression ahead of hosting the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in

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Human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed released after brief arrest

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  • Kuwait
  • 27/08/2024

Reliable local sources confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that prominent human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed has been arrested for a tweet he

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Periodic report on gross human rights violations

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  • Yemen
  • 20/08/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many human rights violations in Yemen during the past two months carried out by all parties to the conflict,

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End the arbitrary detention of the prominent human rights defender Issa Al-Nukhaifi

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 18/08/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports of several hunger strikes undertaken by human rights defender Issa Al-Nukhaifi in the last few

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End the arbitrary detention of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 14/08/2024

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) reiterates its concerns about the mistreatment of detained human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Fahad Al-Qahtani, who

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Call to stop hosting Conference of Parties (COP) annual climate summits in authoritarian countries

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  • Egypt
  • MENA
  • UAE
  • 13/08/2024

Open letter to the secretariat for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany 13 August 2024 Re: Call to stop hosting Conference of

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