Postponement of trial of human rights defender Osama Al-Najjar
On September 23 2014, the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi heard the case of human rights defender and on-line activist Osama Al-Najjar. The Court postponed the
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Open letter to, the President, and Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, regarding human rights defender Obaid Al-Zaabi
His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, We, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), are writing to you
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BANS HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR FOR LIFE
On 26th May 2014, The United Arab Emirates refused to admit a British barrister, Victoria Meads of Garden Court Chambers in London, to the country and further announced
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Human Rights Lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken subjected to ill-treatment in prison and placed in a solitary confinement
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reliable reports that the prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken, a prisoner of conscience in the
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Torture of Osama Al-Najjar confirmed as ill-treatment of detained UAE94 continues
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information confirming that 25-year old, human rights defender, Osama Al-Najjar has been subjected to torture. The
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Arrest of young human rights defender as on-line activists continue to be targeted
At approximately 4pm on 17 March 2014, a young Emirati activist, Osama Al-Najjar was stopped by state security officials in unmarked cars and arrested as he returned
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Authorities target the families of human rights defenders convicted in the UAE 94 case
On 10 January 2014, the authorities in UAE arbitrarily detained Aisha Ibrahim Al-Zaabi as she tried to leave the country with her 18-month-old son. Al-Zaabi is the wife
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Human rights defender Mohammed Salim Al-Zumur sentenced to 3 years in prison
On 25 December 2013, the Federal Court in Abu Dhabi sentenced human rights defender, Mohammed Salim Al-Zumer, to 3 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 Emirati Dirham
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UAE- Human rights defender arrested after interview with CNN
On 11 December 2013, Emirati human rights defender Obaid Al-Zaabi gave an interview to CNN during which he commented on the case of a young American, Shezanne
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