Protest against Custody Laws, Pegasus targets journalists & Adnan Al-Rousan released
Jordanian women gather to protest the recent amendments to the Child Rights Law that further discriminate against women in regards to custody laws. Journalists and human
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Detained human rights activists subject to reprisals and additional prison sentences
The authorities in Saudi Arabia continue targeting detained human rights activists, who are at risk of reprisals and additional sentences. It’s a major part of Saudi
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Arbitrary prison sentences of up to 18 years issued against 10 Egyptian Nubian citizens
After an unfair trial that lacked minimum international standards of fair trial and due process, heavy prison sentences were handed down to ten Egyptian Nubian citizens
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Journalists arrested and prevented from doing their jobs and woman human rights defender missing
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about the fate of a journalist and a woman human rights defender who have been arrested or kidnapped in Yemen. GCHR
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Dozens of women human rights defenders and journalists arrested following protests against Mahsa Amini’s death
Since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini in police custody on 16 September 2022, echoing demonstrations and strikes in Iran have spread around the 31
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights launches report on “Patterns of Torture in Iraq”
On 05-October-2022, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launched a report entitled “Patterns of Torture in Iraq” which focuses on the main
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As Universal Periodic Review and elections approach, NGOs call for prisoners of conscience to be released
At an event on 28 September 2022 during the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 51st session, human rights NGOs called for UN member states to help secure
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Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor remains held in solitary confinement five and half years on
Amnesty International, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) urgently appeal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to grant access to independent international experts
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman turns Saudi Arabia into a police state par excellence
Since Mohammed bin Salman was appointed Crown Prince in June 2017, Saudi Arabia has steadily transformed into a repressive police state par excellence. A new era of
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