Syria/Turkey: Message of solidarity with victims of the devastating earthquake
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) shares its grief and sorrow with the families of all the victims of the recent earthquake that occurred in Syria and Turkey, and
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On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, GCHR demands disclosure of the fate of missing human rights defenders
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, marked on 30 August of each year, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) demands disclosure of the
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New cybercrime law is another attempt to repress freedom of expression online
On 18 April 2022, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad ratified the Cybercrime Law No. 20 of 2022, which includes penalties ranging from one month to 15 years in prison,
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Human Rights in the Gulf Region and Neighbouring Countries: 2021 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
I.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
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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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GCHR highlights use of torture to suppress dissidents, supports resolutions on Syria and migrants during UNHRC 47th Session
At the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) held between 21 June to 14 July 2021, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners
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The Use of Torture: Suppression of Dissidents
Download 1. About the Report This report on torture in Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen has been jointly
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Invisible Scars: Torture in Syria and its Legal and Socio-Economic Implications
Download I. Introduction Like many countries that are ruled by totalitarian regimes, torture in Syria has been conducted and carried out
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Journalist Bahaa Al-Halabi survives assassination attempt
On 07 January 2021, Syria TV issued a statement reporting that journalist Bahaa Al-Halabi, correspondent for Syria TV in Al-Bab, survived an assassination
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