Detained human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli ends hunger strike
Detained human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli suspended his hunger strike in Kuwait on 03 March 2017 after the Central Prison administration agreed to communicate
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli begins hunger strike for freedom
At 09am on 22 February 2017, detained human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli started a hunger strike demanding his release from prison in Kuwait after he finished
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The Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in Kuwait
The Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders in Kuwait Submission to the 68th Pre-session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Read ReportKUWAIT: SARAH AL-DREES TRIAL OBSERVATION REPORT
Download Introduction 1. This report follows a Trial Observation mission conducted on behalf of a coalition of rights groups from
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Cyber Crimes Law silencing dissent, as Sara Al-Drees remains subject to prosecution in ongoing trial, says coalition trial observation report
Kuwait’s Cyber Crimes Law has effectively silenced dissent in the country, and brought human rights defenders to trial, including blogger Sara Al-Drees, who faces
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Prison sentence overturned for human rights defender Rana Al-Sadoun
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that a three-year prison sentence with hard labour imposed against human rights defender Rana Al-Sadoun was
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Blogger Sarah Al-Drees released on bail
Update: Kuwait: At the next hearing in the case of Sara Al-Drees on 27 October, the trial was postponed again until 24 November 2016. The case was heard on 24 November,
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli’s prison sentence upheld
On 18 October 2016, the Appeal Court in Kuwait confirmed a three-month sentence with labour against human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli. The sentence was
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Authorities continue targeting human rights defenders including journalists using the judiciary
In separate cases that reveal a pattern across the Gulf region, authorities in Oman and Kuwait continue to target human rights defenders and journalists in by using the
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