Activities of GCHR during the 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was active at the 44th session of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, which ran from 30 June to 17
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United efforts needed to combat hate speech against MENA human rights defenders and journalists, says network
On 20 July 2020, and on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 44th session, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Network for
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Migrant workers face racism, hate and lack of health care across the Gulf and neighbouring countries
This post was written by Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), an independent, nonprofit organization that
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Call to regulate automated content moderation during COVID-19 GCHR signs a letter with 45 organisations to social media and content-sharing platforms
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) signed a letter addressed to social media and content-sharing platforms to regulate automated content moderation during the
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World Press Freedom Day in the MENA region, between death and death sentences
As we mark another World Press Freedom Day on 03 May 2020, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is working on cases that are examples of the extreme lack of freedom
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Freedom Forum Adds 11 Names to Journalists Memorial, including journalists killed in Iraq and Syria
On Monday, 04 May 2020, the Freedom Forum adds the stories of 11 men and women to its Journalists Memorial to represent all journalists who died or were killed while
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Impact of COVID-19 containment measures on human rights and civil liberties in the MENA region
Many of these unfair actions violate international law This post was written by Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human
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Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies
In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, we, the undersigned organisations, urge the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman to
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Reclaiming Civic Space: Documenting the Action of Fearless Human Rights Defenders & Citizens in 2019
GCHR Annual Report 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since its establishment in 2011, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has endeavoured to create a safer
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