GCHR launches High Court challenge to UK government’s silence on Saudi deal
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is today launching a High Court challenge to the decision by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice to sell prison and
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GCHR Co-Director and Staff Participate in Three Side Events during First Week of the 29th session of the HRC in Geneva
Overcoming Restrictions on Women Human Rights Defenders in the MENA Region Co- director of the GCHR, Maryam Al-Khawaja, and GCHR researcher, Elsa Saade, took part
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GCHR welcomes UN resolution on the protection of journalists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists in armed conflict. On 27 May
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Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf on the eve of Camp David summit
Dear President Obama, On the eve of your summit meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on 13 and 14 May, we urge you to press for the release of all
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Two Families Stand Firmly for Freedom and Social Justice / Part 1
This is the story of two families from different countries who share the same pursuit of human rights despite immense personal costs. The first comes from
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Two Families Stand Firmly for Freedom and Social Justice / Part 2
This is the story of two families from different countries who share the same pursuit of human rights despite immense personal costs. The first comes from Bahrain, while
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Attacks Against Human Rights Defenders in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq
Geneva, 13 March 2015- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) held a well-attended meeting entitled, Systematic Repression: Attacks Against Human Rights
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Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf Region & Neighbouring Countries – GCHR 2014 Annual Report
This is the third annual report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), which was founded in 2011 by human rights defenders from the region. The GCHR documents the
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GCHR Annual Report Highlights Growing Dangers for Human Rights Defenders
Today, 08 February 2015, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) published its third annual report "Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the
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