Trial of Dr. Safaa Zaman set for 11 January 2022
Update: Kuwait: On 29 March 2022, the Criminal Division of the Court of First Instance (Kulya Court) issued its ruling acquitting Dr. Safaa Zaman of the charges against
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Human Rights in the Gulf Region and Neighbouring Countries: 2021 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
I.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
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli summoned repeatedly
On 08 March 2022, human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli received a phone call from the Public Prosecution in Kuwait asking him to appear before them at ten o'clock
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The Gulf Centre for Human Rights declares its full solidarity with Dr. Safaa Zaman
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) declares its full solidarity with Dr. Safaa Zaman, who was targeted after expressing views that include concern for her country
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Release of a blogger, the president and members of the Charitable Committee as well as the Bedoon activist Mohammad Al-Barghash after a brief detention
On 07 February 2022, the Bedoon rights defender, Mohammed Al-Barghash, participated in a gathering organised by Kuwaiti civil society in Al-Irada Square, located
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The authorities must grant the Bedoon citizens all their civil and human rights
Despite the government’s many promises and repeated recommendations by international mechanisms, in particular the United Nations mechanisms, successive
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The other impact of COVID-19: Heightened Surveillance and Tracking in Gulf & Neighbouring Countries
This report is a production of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and was written by Ghina Ghanem. The author would like to thank the project lead and report
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The other impact of COVID-19: Heightened Surveillance and Tracking in Gulf & Neighbouring Countries
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic governance in eight Gulf and neighbouring countries: Bahrain, Iran, Jordan,
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Detainees subjected to torture and ill-treatment
Detainees in Kuwait, including 11 members of the charitable committee headed by Habib Ghazanfari (photo on the left), were subjected to violations that began from the
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