Academic Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla released but Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith remains in prison
While the Gulf Centre for Human RIghts (GCHR) welcomes the release of academic and activist Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla from detention in the United Arab Emirates on 26
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Human rights defenders face arrest and judicial harassment
Human rights defenders in the UAE continue to be targeted due to the exercise of their right to freedom of expression, including on-line, and for their peaceful
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Academic Nasser Bin Ghaith’s case transferred to Federal Appeal Court
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the move by the courts in the United Arab Emirates to transfer the case of Emirati academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith to the
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Speech Charges Violate Academic’s Rights – Nasser Bin Ghaith Held Incommunicado for 9 Months
Update: UAE: Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith appeared in court on 07 November, where the defense presented its case. The judge postponed his next hearing to 05
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Rights groups call on UN to help free academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith
Special Procedures Branch Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland urgent-action@ohchr.org 4 October 2016 **URGENT and
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Reprisals & harassment against HRDs in the Gulf region & neighbouring countries: UN HRC must act immediately
Geneva, 22 September 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event in co-operation with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH),
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Human rights defender Osama Al-Najjar must be freed
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that the United Arab Emirates’ State Security Apparatus (SSA) has made an arbitrary decision
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Human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith remains in prison as trial continues
On 20 June 2016, a third hearing took place in the United Arab Emirates to examine charges against human rights defender and academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith relating to
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Free Emirati human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith, on trial for online posts in violation of his right to free expression
UPDATE: Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith's hearing on 23 May was postponed to 20 June 2016. 2016-05-17 We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the authorities to immediately release
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