GCHR’s 32nd Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented the human rights situation in Iraq during the past five years since the start of the popular movement, including
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On International Women’s Day, GCHR calls for the international community to “Invest in Women’s Protection”
On 08 March 2024, as we mark International Women's Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) stands in solidarity with all women in the Middle East and North Africa
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Freedom for Bedoon community rights defender Mohammed Al-Barghash
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the authorities in Kuwait to release prominent Bedoon community rights defender, Mohammed Al-Barghash, who is now
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Authorities ban books of Omani writer Dr. Mohammed Al-Fazari
Confiscating and banning the novel “Uncertainty” in Jordan The authorities in Jordan continue to pursue their repressive policy, which is an extension of a
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GCHR mourns death of feminist activist Heba Suhaib Haj Arif, who was hanged in her home
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sorrow over the killing of women’s rights activist Heba Suhaib Haj Arif in Syria, and sends its
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Solidarity statement with Maryam Al-Khawaja’s campaign to free her father in Bahrain and call for Gaza ceasefire
On 19 February 2024, Bahraini-Danish human rights campaigner Maryam Al-Khawaja announced publicly in a video that she has Hodgkin's lymphoma, stage 3 blood cancer, and
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Authorities continue to target Qatari human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki
Authorities in Qatar continue to target prominent human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki at all levels, as part of their efforts to force him to return to the country
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Authorities continue to violate the rights to freedom of expression and assembly
Parties to the conflict in Yemen continue to commit serious violations that undermine the civil and human rights of all citizens, including journalists, human rights
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Free all those on trial in UAE84 case and drop charges
The Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urgently appeal to United Nations
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