Authorities severely restrict public freedoms
The Jordanian streets are witnessing a massive wave of tension and anger over the current political events and war in the Gaza Strip, which has led to thousands of
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Joint letter calls for Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace to be freed, as he marks 1,000 days of hunger strike
The following is a joint letter sent to the authorities in Bahrain on 3 April 2024, signed by 28 NGOs, asking them to release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on
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GCHR launches 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights in the Middle East Region
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has launched its 2023 annual report “Human Rights in the Middle East Region”, which summarises GCHR’s activities
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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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