On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, NGOs call for immediate actions
Beirut – To mark the 6th International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, on 02 November 2019, which was approved by the General
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Open letter calling for release of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Dr Mohammed Al-Roken
Excellencies, We, the undersigned, call on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights defender Dr Mohammed
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Vicious tactics used against protesters and human rights defenders as death toll and arrests multiply
The Iraqi government has stepped up its violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, including human rights defenders and other activists, as the campaign of mass
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Women Human Right Defenders are leading the change
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) stands in solidarity with all women human rights defenders (WHRDs) on the frontlines of the ongoing peaceful protests sparked by
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On the International Day to End Impunity we must identify, expose and hold accountable those responsible for past crimes
On the International Day to End Impunity, a new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) says we must identify, expose and hold accountable those responsible
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Human rights defenders confront bullets
The Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR), an Iraqi NGO, reports that about 100 protesters were killed between 25 and 30 October, while more than 5,500 others were
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Targeting family members of WHRDs to silence feminist voices
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is dismayed by reports of the recent arrest of Ali Alinejad, who is the brother of prominent human rights
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GCHR’s activities at the UN Human Rights Council support the protection of human rights and their defenders in the MENA
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was active at the United Nation’s 42nd session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on 09-27 September 2019,
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Authorities must protect the right to peaceful protest
by human rights defender and academic Dr. Kholoud Al-Khatib International law protects and promotes respect for human rights, which are interdependent and indivisible.
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