GCHR welcomes release of human rights defender Naji Fateel
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the surprise release of human rights defender Naji Fateel from prison in Bahrain, among over 1,500 people pardoned and
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Joint letter calls for Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace to be freed, as he marks 1,000 days of hunger strike
The following is a joint letter sent to the authorities in Bahrain on 3 April 2024, signed by 28 NGOs, asking them to release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has been on
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GCHR launches 2023 Annual Report on Human Rights in the Middle East Region
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has launched its 2023 annual report “Human Rights in the Middle East Region”, which summarises GCHR’s activities
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Solidarity statement with Maryam Al-Khawaja’s campaign to free her father in Bahrain and call for Gaza ceasefire
On 19 February 2024, Bahraini-Danish human rights campaigner Maryam Al-Khawaja announced publicly in a video that she has Hodgkin's lymphoma, stage 3 blood cancer, and
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Take Action to help free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and support hunger-striking prisoners in Bahrain
UPDATE: On 11 September 2023, over 800 prisoners suspended their hunger strike until 30 September 2023 to allow the authorities to implement promised improvements such
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Joint letter to Biden Administration on urgent concern for life of imprisoned rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
The following is a joint letter by over a dozen NGOs expressing urgent concern for the life of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a 62-year-old prominent Bahraini-Danish human
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