Human Rights in the Middle East Region: 2024 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)
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We stand in solidarity with imprisoned women human rights defenders during the 16 Days of Activism
In honour of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, marked every year on 29 November 2024, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) would like to highlight the
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Tragedy strikes as activist Kianoosh Sanjari takes his life in protest
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns the tragic loss of prominent Iranian human rights activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who ended his life on 08 November 2024 to
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GCHR calls for accountability and transparency regarding human rights abuses
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) continues to call for accountability and transparency from Iran regarding human rights abuses, particularly of women human
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Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review for Iran, 48th Session
Download Submitted 16 July 2024 Submission by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, NGO in General Consultative Status with
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The silencing of musicians advocating for women’s rights
Two Iranian musicians have been sentenced over songs they created during protests in the wake of the death of woman human rights defender Mahsa Amini, who died on
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Bahar Zangiband
Bahar Zangiband is a Kurdish activist affiliated with the Jivano Women’s Organisation who was arrested on 19 September 2022 in Sanandaj. Bahar Zangiband’s advocacy
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