State Security Bureau and Central Prison administration commit massive human rights violations
Kuwait’s State Security Bureau continues to arbitrarily arrest citizens on unknown charges. In the latest incident, on 23 November 2021, the State Security Bureau
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State Security Bureau continues violating civil and human rights of citizens
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is extremely concerned about the recent actions of Kuwait’s State Security Bureau, which has detained two citizens
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Chairman and members of charitable committee arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned without charge
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the State Security Bureau arrested the head of a charitable committee in addition to seven of
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Who will be Left to Defend Human Rights? Persecution of Online Expression in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Human Right Defenders (HRDs) in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries face an increasingly hostile environment for exercising freedom of
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Blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem faces forced deportation from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kuwaiti blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem is at risk of forced deportation from Bosnia and Herzegovina to his home country of Kuwait, where he faces a long prison sentence
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Authorities continue to violate civil and human rights of the Bedoon community
The Bedoon community in Kuwait continue to be denied even their basic rights, according to research by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). There have been sizable
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Bedoon rights activist Mohammed Al-Barghash faces on-going targeting
Mohammed Al-Barghash, a human rights activist in Kuwait who advocates for the rights of the Bedoon community peacefully and diligently, was summoned for investigation
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Poet Jamal Al-Sayer remains detained amid ongoing violations of prisoners’ rights in Central Prison as well as migrant workers’ rights
Update: Kuwait: On 13 July 2021, the Criminal Court ordered the release of poet Jamal Al-Sayer without bail. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about
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Poet Jamal Al-Sayer is subjected to arbitrary arrest
On 05 July 2021, late at night, members of the State Security Apparatus arrested the poet Jamal Al-Sayer after they raided his house, by order of the Public Prosecution,
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