Human rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili sentenced to 8 years in prison
On 29 May 2016, human rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili was sentenced to eight years in prison for his peaceful and legitimate human rights work in Saudi Arabia. In
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Human rights defender Issa Al-Hamid sentenced to nine years in prison
On 24 April 2016, human rights defender Issa Al-Hamid was sentenced to nine years in prison for his peaceful and legitimate human rights work in Saudi Arabia. In a
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Special Report: Torture in Saudi Arabia
Download This report aims to present some of the issues facing human rights defenders in violation of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other, Cruel, Inhuman
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Special report presented to UN Committee Against Torture
Torture of human rights defenders is routine, says a special report published this week by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). The “Report on Torture in Saudi
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GCHR’s website continues to be blocked across Saudi Arabia
Reports from various locations across Saudi Arabia very recently received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that Saudi authorities continue to block our
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Silenced Voices: Judicial targeting of human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia
Download Overview: Saudi Arabia is a member state of the United Nations and therefore committed to uphold and respect the basic tenets of the Universal
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Briefing on “Silenced Voices” of human rights defenders outlines laws used to persecute them
A variety of judicial measures, including death penalty sentences and flogging, are used against human rights defenders and activists in Saudi Arabia, according to a
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Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit
The following is an open letter signed by 11 international NGOs addressed to US President Barack Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to
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Systematic targeting of members of ACPRA continues
The authorities in Saudi Arabia continue their repeated attempts to dismantle the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA), in addition to systematically
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