Emirati academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith held in incommunicado detention after transfer to maximum-security prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned about the fate and condition of Emirati academic, economist and human rights defender Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith
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Authorities must release human rights defender Osama-Al-Najjar who remains in arbitrary detention despite serving his sentence
Human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar remains in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), even though he was scheduled for release
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Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, held on speech-related charges
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates should immediately release Ahmed Mansoor, an award-winning human rights defender who is facing charges that violate his right to
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Outrageous 10-year sentence against human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith a significant blow to human rights
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is outraged that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities ignored calls to release Dr Nasser Bin Ghaith, who was sentenced to
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Stop paying lip service to human rights and release Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith
A coalition of ten human rights organizations today urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith, a
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Free prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor now
Award-winning Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor has been arrested by security forces in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and taken to an unknown location. Ahmed
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Call for the immediate release of human rights defender Osama-Al-Najjar as his sentence expires
Human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar was scheduled for release on 17 March 2017, having served a full three-year prison sentence as
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Ahmed Mansoor nominated as Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression for March 2017
(Cairo & Beirut, 10 March 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in
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Academic Nasser Bin Ghaith suffering from poor health while waiting for Federal Appeal Court to set date to hear his case
Update: UAE: On 22 February, Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith appeared in court, where the judge scheduled a hearing for his verdict on 29 March 2017. 2017-01-24 Update: UAE: Dr.
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