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Participants at Gulf and Neighbouring Platform call for immediate release of all detained human rights defenders in the Middle East

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  • MENA
  • 24/01/2018

(Beirut, 24 January 2018) - On 22 January 2018, partners of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) called for the release of all detained human rights defenders in the

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights promotes the need for local content at the IGF 2017 in Geneva

  • MENA
  • MENA
  • 28/12/2017

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) had an active presence at the twelfth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which was held in Geneva,

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On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, GCHR calls for freedom of detained WHRDs across the MENA region

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  • MENA
  • 29/11/2017

On International Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Day, marked every year on 29 November, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls upon governments and armed

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Mudawi Ibrahim Adam chosen as Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression in November 2017

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  • MENA
  • 9/11/2017

(Cairo & Beirut, 9 November 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in

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Recommendations on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

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  • Iraq
  • MENA
  • 16/10/2017

This open letter, available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, was sent to all UN Member States on behalf of 391 civil society organizations across 98 countries in

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Civil society urges collective response to combat civic space violations in the Middle-East and North Africa

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  • MENA
  • 28/08/2017

(Beirut, 28 August 2017) A group of human rights activists and civil society organisations have issued a public call urging greater solidarity and strategic

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Jamil Dakwar chosen as Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression in August 2017

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  • MENA
  • 23/08/2017

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation with IFEX, have chosen the

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GCHR stands in solidarity with rights defenders detained in Turkey and calls for their immediate release

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  • MENA
  • 10/07/2017

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern about the recent detention of human rights defenders and trainers at a workshop in Turkey on 05 July.

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Ali Anouzla chosen as the human rights and freedom of expression defender of July 2017

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  • MENA
  • 6/07/2017

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation with IFEX, have chosen the

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