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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Ten Egyptian citizens from the Nubian community face trial
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that 10 Egyptian citizens who are members of the Nubian community in Riyadh will face a trial on
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Mid-term report shows Saudi authorities failing to reform, ignoring 2018 UPR recommendations
An NGO report on Saudi Arabia’s progress mid-way through its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle reveals a shocking lack of action from the Saudi
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Authorities continue systematically targeting influential citizens, human rights defenders, journalists and Internet activists
Authorities continue their systematic policies to target talented and influential citizens, prominent journalists, and Internet activists who believe in reform and
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Prominent human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani on new hunger strike to protest ill-treatment in prison
Update: Saudi Arabia: On 15 August 2021, Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani began a new hunger strike due to the failure of prison authorities to implement his previous
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Ongoing violations of freedom of expression on and off the Internet and restrictions of diverse opinions
Since Mohammed bin Salman was appointed crown prince of Saudi Arabia in June 2017, a new era of massive violations of the civil and human rights of human rights
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights files complaint in France against NSO Group over use of Pegasus spyware
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) filed a complaint in France on 28 July 2021 against the Israeli software company NSO Group, which is responsible for harm caused
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MENA Surveillance Coalition demands an end to the sale of surveillance technology to the region’s autocratic governments
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call for an immediate halt to the use, sale and transfer of surveillance technology to autocratic oppressive governments
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Two prominent women human rights defenders released
Two prominent Saudi women human rights defenders, Nassima Al-Sadah and Samar Badawi, were released from prison today, according to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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