GCHR’s activities during the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
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Online posting on unemployment and disparity of income between foreigners and Saudis elicits a wave of arrests
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is following with concern the referral of Saudi citizens to investigations by the Saudi authorities for posting online their
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Pursued Beyond Borders: Patterns of Transnational Repression Linked to States in the Middle East and North Africa
Executive Summary This report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documents how transnational repression linked to States in the Middle East and North Africa
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Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The undersigned organisations condemn Meta’s recent decision to restrict the Facebook and Instagram accounts of independent NGOs, researchers, and civil society
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NGOs call for immediate release of Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid, whose 14-year sentence was upheld
We, the undersigned organisations, express deep concern over the continued arbitrary detention of the Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid, whose 14-year prison sentence was
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GCHR’s activities during the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
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Human Rights in the Middle East Countries: 2025 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)
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Jalal Labbad
Jalal Labbad is a Saudi citizen originally from the Eastern Province (Al-Qatif), who was executed by the Saudi authorities on 21 August 2025 for alleged offences that
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High-level abuse of power by influential figures compromises access to justice
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) reviewed another case of abuse of power by influential figures against a Saudi business investor, something that is often
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