Saudi Arabia / Sweden- Human Rights Defender Waleed Sami Abu Al-Khair Awarded the 2012 Olof Palme Prize
On 25 January 2013, Samar Badawi received the Olof Palme Prize 2012 on behalf of her husband Waleed Sami Abu Al-Khair, head of the Saudi Arabian Human Rights Monitor
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Saudi Arabia- Denial of family visits to prominent human rights defender, lawyer and former judge, head of (ACPRA) Sheikh Suliaman Al-Rashudi while still in solitary confinement
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights is gravely concerned for the wellbeing of Sheikh Suliaman Al-Rashudi, a prominent human rights defender, lawyer and former judge, head
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Saudi Arabia – The trial of prominent human rights defenders Dr. Mohammad Al-Qahtani and Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid continues
On 29 December 2012, prominent human rights defenders and founding members of the Association for Civil Rights and Political Rights (ACPRA) Dr Mohammad
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Human rights defender Raef Badawi at risk of execution on charges of apostasy
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that human rights defender Raef Badawi is at risk of execution. Raef Badawi is co-founder and editor of
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Arrest and detention of prominent human rights defender, lawyer and former judge, head of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA) Sheikh Suliaman Al-Rashudi
On the morning of Wednesday, 12 December 2012, prominent human rights defender, lawyer and former judge, and head of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights
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Saudi Arabia-Human rights defender Mikhlif bin Daham Al-Shammari awarded compensation for his arbitrary detention while trial of Mohammad Al-Qahtani, and Abdullah Al-Hamid continues
On 25 November 2012, the First Circuit of the administrative court ordered the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution to pay human rights defender Mikhlif bin
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Saudi Arabia – The GCHR calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Mr Mohammed Al-Bajady
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is calling for the immediate release of human rights defender Mr Mohammed Al-Bajady, co-founder of the Saudi Civil &
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Saudi Arabia- The authorities continue their ongoing war on human rights defenders through imprisonment and judicial harassment
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights has received confirmed information concerning the continuation of the Saudi authorities in its war against human rights defenders
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Saudi Arabia-Attempt by authorities to silence human rights defenders through on-going judicial harassment
Beirut, 18 June 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights has received information concerning the on-going judicial harassment of human rights defenders Dr Mohammed bin
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