On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR called for better protection for journalists and freedom of expression in the MENA region
On World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on 03 May, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) called on the authorities in the Middle East and North Africa
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Joint Statement: UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue their sustained assault on human rights and freedoms, including targeting human rights activists, enacting
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Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call on Saudi authorities to reveal the health condition of and immediately and unconditionally release prominent Saudi
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Four journalists released three years after being sentenced to death
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement and the release of four journalists who were facing the death
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Authorities continue to target human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki
Authorities in Qatar continue to target Qatari human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki inside and outside the Gulf state. On 09 March 2023 and 11 April
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GCHR launches 2022 Annual Report, dedicated to imprisoned human rights defenders
On 30 March 2023, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launched its Annual Report. The report notes that, “Similarly to previous years, arbitrary arrest and
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Four Internet activists sentenced to prison, while deal reached to exchange 887 prisoners including journalists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the prisoner exchange agreement made in Yemen between various parties that will see four journalists released among
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Civil society organisations address a joint statement to states participating in the Summit for Democracy 2023: States & investors have a responsibility to curtail the abuse of spyware
We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, call on the governments convening the Summit for Democracy 2023 to prioritise human rights due diligence
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GCHR’s 27th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
This report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documents the human rights situation in Iraq during the past five weeks, including mass protests and
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