GCHR’s activities at the UN Human Rights Council support the protection of human rights and their defenders in the MENA
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was active at the United Nation’s 42nd session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on 09-27 September 2019,
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Deepfake poses a threat to human rights defenders in the Middle East
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its concerns over the potential exploitation of deepfake content in targeting human rights defenders in the Middle
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MENA Network for Countering Hate Speech Yes to freedom of expression ………… No to hate speech
(Geneva on 23 September 2019) - The undersigned organizations are establishing an anti-hate speech network entitled “MENA Network for Countering Hate
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GCHR and ALQST submission to UK media freedom inquiry addresses threats to journalists, rights defenders and online activists across the Middle East
In August, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and ALQST made a submission to the United Kingdom Foreign Affairs Committee, in response to a call for
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GCHR commits to open and free internet
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launches an alternative option to access its website where it is blocked. As societies are growing more dependent on access to
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UN Human Rights Council side events call for release of detained rights defenders and enhanced protection of journalists in MENA region
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners carried out advocacy at the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva in June and
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New pledges not credible without action, say press freedom groups
On 09 July, 33 press freedom and media development organisations met in London in advance of the Global Media Freedom Conference to call on all participating States to
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On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR calls for protection of journalists and freedom of the press across the MENA region
On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2019, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) regrettably can only report on the very bleak conditions for the media in general and
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UN Human Rights Council events call for accountability for human rights violations in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised several successful events with NGO partners and United Nations Special Rapporteurs and experts at the UN Human Rights
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