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Pregnant journalist killed by car bomb

  • News
  • Yemen
  • 11/11/2021

Journalists in Yemen pay a heavy price for their work, and are targeted by all parties to the conflict. According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights

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Ten Egyptian citizens from the Nubian community face trial

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  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 9/11/2021

Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that 10 Egyptian citizens who are members of the Nubian community in Riyadh will face a trial on

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Participants at joint event say “No to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in the Arab Region”

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  • MENA
  • 2/11/2021

(Beirut) - On the eighth anniversary of the International Day to End Impunity (IDEI) for Crimes Against Journalists, on 02 November 2021, a group of local, regional and

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GCHR activities during UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session

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  • MENA
  • 30/10/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was involved in various advocacy activities during the 48th session of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in

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Open letter to the General Assembly of INTERPOL to Reject the candidacy of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi for INTERPOL presidency

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  • UAE
  • 27/10/2021

Dear Members of the General Assembly, We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern about the candidacy of Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, Inspector

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GCHR expresses its full solidarity with targeted Palestinian human rights organisations

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  • MENA
  • 24/10/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the unjust decision of the Israeli Defense Minister on 19 October 2021, designating 6 Palestinian civil society

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Rights groups pay tribute to Emirati rights defenders and call for them to be freed during Dubai Expo

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  • MENA
  • UAE
  • 22/10/2021

At the Alternative Human Rights Expo, held online on 14 October 2021, over 25 human rights groups paid tribute to human rights defenders from the United Arab

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GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

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  • Iraq
  • 21/10/2021

This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting the human rights situation in Iraq. It covers

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Where is the woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed?!

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  • Qatar
  • 19/10/2021

On 13 October 2021, 23-year-old woman human rights defender, Noof Al-Maadeed,posted her last two tweets on her Twitter account. The first tweet read, "Hi. Still not

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