Free Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after a year and half on hunger strike
The following is a joint letter signed by two dozen NGOs including the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calling on Bahrain’s rulers to free Dr. Abduljalil
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Woman human rights defender remains arbitrarily detained; and 10 children killed by contaminated medicine
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the release of a woman human rights defender arbitrarily detained since August 2022, and for authorities to investigate
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Grave violations against women and Internet activists
Update: Oman: On 04 January 2023, Internet activist Majid bin Abdullah Al-Ruhaili has been released by the Internal Security Service (ISS), which had kidnapped him in
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Writer Mona Kareem deported from Kuwait International Airport after arriving to visit her family
The Kuwaiti authorities arbitrarily deported a writer and activist who defends the rights of the Bedoon (stateless) community, 35-year-old Dr. Mona Kareem, upon her
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Massive human rights violations continue
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about ongoing human rights violations that restrict freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and women’s
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Gathering held in Brussels in solidarity with detained MENA WHRDs/HRDs
On 16 December 2022, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised in co-operation with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Syrian Center for
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European Parliament passes resolution after Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja sentenced in two cases for activism in prison
Prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was convicted in November 2022 in two cases related to his activism, including protesting against unjust treatment
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GCHR’s 25th 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 period from 09 August to 15 December 2022, when
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On International Human Rights Day, Ahmed Mansoor & Narges Mohammadi given honorary citizenship of Lyon
On 10 December 2022, International Human Rights Day, imprisoned Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor was given honorary citizenship of the city of Lyon in France.
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