Who will be Left to Defend Human Rights? Persecution of Online Expression in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Human Right Defenders (HRDs) in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries face an increasingly hostile environment for exercising freedom of
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Where is the woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed?!
On 13 October 2021, 23-year-old woman human rights defender, Noof Al-Maadeed,posted her last two tweets on her Twitter account. The first tweet read, "Hi. Still not
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Show elections and the total absence of women’s voices
On 02 October 2021, elections were held in Qatar to select 30 members of the 45-member Shura Council. The Shura Council does not possess substantive political power as
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Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience
Authorities continue to detain 21 Qatari citizens who participated in the recent peaceful protests that took place in Qatar against a recently-issued law regulating the
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Authorities must respect the rights of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its concern about the repressive policies pursued by the authorities in Qatar against citizens who participate in
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Migrant worker rights defender Malcolm Bidali should be freed
Update: Qatar: On 02 June 2021, migrant worker rights defender and blogger Malcolm Bidali has been released but still faces trumped-up charges related to his peaceful
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Open letter to Emir regarding travel ban of 5 innocent citizens and imprisonment of two of them
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, with respect. We, the undersigned human rights organisations of this letter, call
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State Security Bureau imposes arbitrary travel bans on five citizens
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned that the State Security Bureau in Qatar has imposed arbitrary administrative orders that include travel bans
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GCHR calls on the government to respect independence of lawyers
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the Qatari authorities to respect the independence of lawyers, in order to ensure that civic space is
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