Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Omani Coalition for Human Rights calls for release of writer Abdullah Habib
The coalition calls for the release of the writer, film critic and Internet activist Abdullah Habib who received a three-year sentence.
Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor taken to court; economist Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith denied visits
Mansour had been languishing in an unknown place of detention for a year and Dr. Bin Ghaith has recently begun a hunger strike to protest his sentence.
NGOs call for release of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on 7th anniversary of his arrest
On Al-Khawaja’s 57th birthday, human rights organisations around the world call for his immediate release and for all human rights defenders jailed in Bahrain to be freed.
One year on, award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s whereabouts remain unknown
NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Honouring women’s rights defenders on International Women’s Day
Razan Zaitouneh, Bayan Wehan and Nivin Hotary from Syria; Maryam Shariatmadari from Iran; Noha Al-Balawi and Maria Naji from Saudi Arabia, and other women human rights defenders throughout the region are honoured by GCHR as the organisation pledges continued support
Saudi Arabia: UN Human Rights Council member blatantly violates human rights on a daily basis
The international human rights movement has been very disappointed to see Saudi Arabia regain its seat on the Human Rights Council.
UAE must implement UN recommendations on rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly
The United Nations Universal Periodic Review revealed a number of areas in which the UAE government has failed to deliver since its previous UPR took place in 2013.
MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression
In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.