Journalist Awad Kashmeem arbitrarily detained by elite security forces in Hadhramawt
In a very alarming attack against freedom of expression in Yemen, prominent independent journalist Awad Kashmeem was detained on 21 February 2018 by the Yemeni Army's
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Journalists Oussama Salem Almaqtari and Mohamed Al-Qadesi killed in Taiz
Yemeni journalists are facing life threating situations, as they struggle to report on the daily suffering of Yemeni people due to the civil war. The last month took a
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Rights activist and blogger Hisham Al-Omeisy released after five months held incommunicado
On 15 January 2018, rights activist and blogger Hisham Al-Omeisy has been released after five months of incommunicado detention. Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, spokesperson for
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Yemeni Human Rights Blogger Hisham Al-Omeisy Has Been Missing for 150 Days
This post was written by Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights, an independent, non-profit organisation that promotes freedom
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Access to Internet restricted and social media sites blocked in many cities
Since before midnight on 06 December 2017, residents of cities in Yemen have reported that they are unable to access social media sites, and that the Internet is very
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Radhya Al-Mutawakel chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for October 2017
(Beirut/Cairo, 10 October 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation
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UNHRC side event calls for accountability and an end to impunity to protect rights defenders
On 19 September, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) organised a side event with partners on “Accountability, ending impunity, and protection of human rights
Read ReportYemen: Report on the situation of Human Rights
Download An independent international investigation must be established to document human rights violations and hold all perpetrators accountable I.
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Report on the situation of human rights reiterates call for independent investigation
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is vastly deteriorating and an international inquiry into human rights violations is essential, says a special report by the Gulf Centre
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