UAE

Human rights defender Dr Ahmed Yousef Al-Zaabi sentenced to twelve months in prison

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 24/07/2012

Beirut, 24 July 2012- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that human rights defender Dr. Ahmed Yousef Al-Zaabi was sentenced to twelve

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Human rights defenders arrested in crackdown by security forces

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 18/07/2012

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that a major crackdown against human rights activists is taking place at the hands of the security

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Open Letter to President of the UAE regarding Human rights defender Ahmed Abdulkhaleq Ahmed who faces exile

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 14/07/2012

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates Dear Sheikh Al-Nahyan, The Gulf Centre for Human Rights

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Travel bans imposed against human rights activists as restriction on freedom of movement increases

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 1/07/2012

Beirut, 01 July 2012-- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on-line bloggers and human rights defenders are being subjected to travel

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Arrest and detention of human rights defender Ahmed Abdulkhaleq Ahmed

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 23/05/2012

Beirut, 23 May, 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that human rights defender, Ahmed Abdulkhaleq Ahmed, has been

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Human rights defender Ahmed Al-Tabour Al-Nuaimi arrested and held in an unknown location

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 20/05/2012

On 17 May 2012, human right defender, Ahmed Al-Tabour Al-Nuaimi was arrested in the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah and his current whereabouts remain unknown. Ahmed

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UAE Sliding into a police state- Arrest of HRD Saleh Al-Dhufairi, while others remain in detention and are at risk of ill-treatment

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 7/05/2012

Beirut, 07 May, 2012 --  The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep concern at the arrest of human rights defender Saleh

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Arrest and ongoing detention of human rights defender Sheikh Dr. Sultan Al Qasimi, the Chairman of Islah

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 24/04/2012

Beirut, 24 April, 2012 --  The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on 20 April 2012, human rights defender Sheikh Dr.

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Six human rights defenders detained

  • UAE
  • UAE
  • 12/04/2012

Beirut, 12 April, 2012 --  The Gulf Centre for human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on 9 April 2012, six UAE citizens, who recently had their

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