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International Human Rights Day – Condemning violations, celebrating resilience

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  • Yemen
  • 9/12/2020

Yemeni journalist Nabil Al-Sharabi, finding other means to make a living Another year has passed and unfortunately, we witness another International Human Rights Day

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All parties to the conflict continue repressive policies which curtail civil rights

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  • Yemen
  • 7/12/2020

All parties to the conflict in Yemen continue their gross violations of human rights, including arbitrary arrest and detention, and unfair verdicts on fabricated charges

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Nasrin Sotoudeh returned to prison on eve of Right Livelihood award

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  • Iran
  • 5/12/2020

05 December 2020 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is appalled to learn that prominent Iranian women’s rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was returned

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Human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais summoned to the Electronic & Cyber Crime Combatting Department

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  • Kuwait
  • 19/11/2020

On 18 November 2020, well-known human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais was summoned over the phone by the Electronic and Cyber Crime Combatting

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Universal Periodic Review submission finds civic space recommendations unfulfilled

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  • Lebanon
  • 17/11/2020

In a submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR), to be held in January 2021, CIVICUS, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), International

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Ladies European Tour community should #StandWithSaudiHeroes

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 12/11/2020

Today is the first day of the Ladies European Tour’s ‘Aramco Saudi Ladies International’  hosted by Saudi Arabia from November 12-15, 2020. The

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Ninth periodic report on violations during popular demonstrations – Part 1

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  • Iraq
  • 10/11/2020

1st Anniversary of the Popular Movement On 01 October 2020, thousands of Iraqis in various cities of the central and southern provinces marked the first anniversary of

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Ninth periodic report on violations during popular demonstrations – Part 2

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  • Iraq
  • 10/11/2020

This is part two of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)’s Ninth Periodic Report on Violations During Popular Demonstrations in Iraq. The focus is on the

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Rights groups mark International Day to End Impunity in Beirut

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  • MENA
  • 3/11/2020

On 02 November 2020, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and 15 other organisations (mentioned below), in cooperation with UNESCO’s Beirut office, held an

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