Climate Prospects Campaign calls for national strategy on climate change and protection for climate activists in Iraq
Several Iraqi human rights groups have issued a Position Paper on “Climate Change and Environmental Activity in Iraq for the Climate Prospects Campaign”, following
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Saudi human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani still disappeared after one year
The following is a joint letter sent to the Saudi authorities by 11 NGOs to authorities to immediately and unconditionally disclose Mohammed Al-Qahtani’s whereabouts
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Human rights organisations join the open call for an immediate physical and digital ceasefire in Gaza, and for Palestinians globally
We, the undersigned digital and human rights organisations, join the open call for an immediate ceasefire to end the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, to halt a
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Human rights groups condemn internet blocking and censorship in Yemen
We, the undersigned local and international human rights organisations, strongly condemn the ongoing internet blocking and censorship in Yemen. We call for immediate
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GCHR mourns the death of journalist Issam Abdullah, killed by Israeli army air strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sadness over the killing of journalist Issam Abdullah, and sends its deep condolences to his family and
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Surveillance Technology in MENA: Different Levels of Accountability discussed at IGF
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) participated in many sessions during the Internet Governance Forum 2023 which was held in Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan,
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi remains in prison along with many women’s rights activists
Update: Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison in Iran respectively on several charges. Hamedi received seven
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Spyware on trial: Justice for Saudi Activist Loujain Al-Hathloul
On 26 September 2023, Access Now and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) jointly submitted an amicus brief calling on the Oregon U.S. District Court to hold the
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Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi sentenced to three years in prison
Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that blogger Salman Al-Khalidi was sentenced to another three years in prison in absentia
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