Prisoners of conscience denied proper medical care, including Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, on hunger strike for a year
Prisoners in Bahrain are suffering due to poor conditions and lack of adequate medical care, says a new report by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Gulf Centre
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Free members of UAE94 and other prisoners of conscience
On the anniversary of the verdicts in the mass trial of prominent human rights defenders, lawyers, judges, academics and students known as the UAE94, we the undersigned
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Government imposes more severe restrictions on freedom of expression
Freedom of the press and expression has been limited by the Jordanian government throughout the years with journalists and media organisations facing constant
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A training workshop organised by Al-Firdaws Society for Peace Building was stormed by National Security Service
On 25 June 2022, at 10:30 a.m., a civilian force affiliated with the National Security Service stormed a workshop organised by the Al-Firdaws Society for Peace Building
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UAE must be held accountable at the Committee Against Torture
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) must be held accountable at the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) in July 2022 for the torture and ill-treatment of human
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GCHR’s 23rd 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 12 May to 21 June 2022, and includes
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Alaa Al-Siddiq, freedom fighter
One year ago, the human rights community was shocked to hear of the death of Emirati human rights defender Alaa Al-Siddiq in a tragic car accident, the day after she
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Ongoing targeting of journalists and restrictions on press freedom
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about ongoing attacks on freedom of expression in Yemen by all sides, including the imprisonment of journalists,
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Civil society organizations urge UN member states to take Council action on Saudi Arabia in view of continued serious human rights abuses
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge states to support joint action at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session to hold Saudi Arabia to its
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