Rights groups pay tribute to Emirati rights defenders and call for them to be freed during Dubai Expo
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
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?!
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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Shutting minds and silencing the future: what the Dubai Expo really covers up
(Geneva/Beirut) — From 1 October 2021 to March 2022, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Dubai Expo, the first World Expo to be held in the Arab
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Mid-term report shows Saudi authorities failing to reform, ignoring 2018 UPR recommendations
An NGO report on Saudi Arabia’s progress mid-way through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle reveals a shocking lack of action from the Saudi
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Blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem faces forced deportation from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kuwaiti blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem is at risk of forced deportation from Bosnia and Herzegovina to his home country of Kuwait, where he faces a long prison sentence
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Show elections and the total absence of women’s voices
On 02 October 2021, elections were held in Qatar to select 30 members of the 45-member Shura Council. The Shura Council does not possess substantive political power as
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Appeal for UAE to release detained human rights activists ahead of Dubai Expo
Your highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, As the Expo Dubai 2020 opens for six months starting on 1 October 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the
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Various parties to the conflict continue to commit grave human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about the arrests of human rights defenders and the use of the death penalty after unfair trials in which those
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