Solidarity event at British Parliament calls for women’s rights activists to be freed
On 26 March 2019, ALQST and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised a public event in the United Kingdom’s Parliament focusing on the Saudi women human
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UN Human Rights Council events call for accountability for human rights violations in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised several successful events with NGO partners and United Nations Special Rapporteurs and experts at the UN Human Rights
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Ill-treatment of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani continues in prison
Prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani continues to be ill-treated in Al-Ha’ir criminal prison in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, where he is
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Open letter to FIFA on human rights and the potential expansion of the 2022 World Cup
The following is an open letter sent in early March 2019 to FIFA about human rights concerns amidst talks of expanding the 2022 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Qatar,
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Women human rights defenders taken to court on charges which violate their right to freedom of expression
On 13 March 2019, nine women human rights defenders were brought for the first hearing of their trial in Riyadh. They were among 11 women defendants. The court was
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Feminist coalition calls for Saudi women’s rights activists to be freed after 300 days of imprisonment and gruesome torture at Commission on the Status of Women
A feminist coalition called for women’s rights activists imprisoned for over 300 days in Saudi Arabia to be freed, during a parallel event at the 63rd United
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Targeting of activists and journalists continues
Update: Iraqi Kurdistan:The Metro Center for Defending the Rights of Journalists and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR)welcome
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Prominent Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh sentenced to 38 years in Prison
On 11 March 2019, human rights defender Reza Khandan posted on his facebook page that, “Nasrin’s sentence in relation to her last cases has been informed to her in
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Women Human Rights Defender Loujain Al-Hathloul trial due tomorrow
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports confirming that Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Loujain Al-Hathloul will face her first hearing tomorrow,
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