Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review – 33rd Session of the UPR Working Group
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The Vision 2030 Saudi Arabia Reform Plan: Women Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia cease to exist
Download Introduction Women in Saudi Arabia have been for a long time suffering in silence under the patriarchal society and male-dominated decision-making
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THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
Download In its October 2013 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Saudi Arabia accepted 240 of 348 recommendations made by States – but none focusing on human rights
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Time is Running Out: Civic Space Closing Rapidly in the Middle East
I. Introduction The emerging constraint on activism and advocacy for human rights in countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the closure
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Violations persist in Bahrain as human rights defenders and journalists remain behind bars, under threat, or in exile
Download I. Introduction The current situation in Bahrain is dire, causing great concern to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners, as well as
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Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review – 32nd Session of the UPR Working Group
Introduction 1.1 CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists dedicated to
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Mapping Cybercrime Laws and Violations of Digital Rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
Executive Summary: During the week before the arrest and detention of the prominent human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Ahmed Mansoor, the Missing Prisoner
Download Report on the Mission to Find the Most Prominent Human Rights Defender in the United Arab Emirates Executive Summary On 26 February 2018, two
Read ReportBahrain: As appeal case continues, trial observation mission found Nabeel Rajab’s five-year prison sentence followed unfair trial proceedings
Download International Trial Observation Mission Report - 21 February 2018 (Publication date: 08 May 2018) I. INTRODUCTION On 21 February 2018, prominent
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