Relentless persecution, including torture and sentencing, of human rights defenders continues unabated
Bahrain’s authorities continue their relentless persecution of human rights defenders, including doctors, bloggers and journalists, interrogating and sentencing
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One human rights defender among five killed during violent crackdown on peaceful sit-in in Duraz
At least five people were killed, hundreds of protesters were injured and at least 286 were arrested in the village of Duraz in Bahrain on 23 May 2017, following a
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Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja suspends hunger strike following strong UPR recommendations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that Founding Director Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has suspended his hunger strike on its 24th day following strong
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GCHR Founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on hunger strike since 12 April
On 12 April 2017, the Founding Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, started a new hunger strike demanding that the human and civil
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End degrading treatment of activists, say 10 NGOs, as shackling detainees among new punitive regulations
Bahraini authorities’ treatment of wrongfully imprisoned detainees violates international standards on prisoner treatment and in some cases may constitute cruel,
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Dublin public gathering calls for the release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja & Nabeel Rajab
Dublin, 20 April 2017 – Front Line Defenders and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a public gathering in Dublin in solidarity with the
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GCHR delivers statement to UN Committee Against Torture while Bahrain’s record is reviewed
On 20 April 2017, Maryam Al-Khawaja, the Special Advisor on Advocacy for the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), delivered the following statement to the UN Committee
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The Founder of the GCHR on Day 11 of his 5th Hunger Strike
The co-founder of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has started a new hunger strike demanding that his human and civil rights be respected by the
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Help Free GCHR Founding Directors Nabeel Rajab and Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja as their health suffers behind bars
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is seriously concerned for the health of its two Founding Directors Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Nabeel Rajab, who
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