UN Human Rights Council: Help bridge Yemen’s “acute accountability gap”
States should help pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for the people of Yemen by renewing and strengthening international investigations into war
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The Future of Freedom of Expression in the Mediterranean
On 08 September 2020, Executive Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Khalid Ibrahim participated in a Skyline inaugural online roundtable
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GCHR declares solidarity with human rights lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi, sentenced to prison for tweets
Update: Bahrain: On 14 September 2020, prominent lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi had a hearing at Bahrain's Third High Criminal Court for two charges related to
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Recommendations of UN Special Rapporteur on murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi must be implemented
On 07 September 2020, the Criminal Court in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, issued its final verdicts in the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi
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Local authorities must release all detained activists and peaceful protesters in Iraqi Kurdistan
The local authorities in Dohuk Governorate continue their systematic targeting of citizens, including various activists who are exercising their constitutional right to
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Detained activists and prisoners of conscience in poor health and deprived of contact with their families
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned that activists and prisoners of conscience in Saudi prisons are not being allowed regular contact with their family,
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Internet activist Ghazi Al-Awlaki must be freed
Update: Oman: On 07 September 2020, Internet activist Ghazi Al-Awlaki has been released. 2020-08-25 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association
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Kurdish authorities must respect public freedoms and release all peaceful protesters and activists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the release of all protesters, activists, teachers and journalists arrested during protests in Iraqi Kurdistan in
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Authorities must respect public freedoms, including freedom of expression and freedom of association
Despite the release of a prominent cartoonist and members of the teachers’ syndicate, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about the Jordanian
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