Silenced Voices: Judicial targeting of human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
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Syrian Human Rights Defenders Losing Hope with International Community as Human Rights Violations Continue Unabated
Download The stories of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Syria demonstrate some of the terrifying outcomes of the conflict in Syria of the last five years.
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Qatar, civil society and human rights: Lack of civil society space hinders work of human rights defenders
Download Qatar is a country ruled by a monarchy with an unusually large immigrant population. It has been subject to significant criticism for its treatment of
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights Annual Report 2015: Human Rights Defenders in Prison and in Peril throughout the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
This is the fourth Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), an independent NGO founded by human rights defenders from the Gulf region in 2011. GCHR
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SPECIAL REPORT: Yemeni journalists and human rights defenders at risk during wartime
Download Early in April, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling for the swift resumption of peace talks and an end to violence in Yemen.
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Torture and Abuse in Prisons in the United Arab Emirates
Download This report details the torture and abuse of prisoners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on prisoners from a group of 94 human rights defenders
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Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf Region & Neighbouring Countries – GCHR 2014 Annual Report
This is the third annual report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), which was founded in 2011 by human rights defenders from the region. The GCHR documents the
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Iraqi Kurdistan: No safe haven for human rights defenders and independent journalists
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Read ReportOHCHR, the Human Rights Council and the Gulf Countries: An Analysis of actions undertaken since 2011
Download This study, carried out in April 2014, is an analysis of the actions taken by UN mechanisms since 2011 in relation to six of the Gulf countries namely
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