Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Qaṭar: Woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed faces grave violations of her civil and human rights
GCHR calls on the Qatari government to end all forms of oppression and violence that are still commonly practiced against women.
Iran sentences some of 38 women journalists arrested during September 2022 protests
Rights groups report at least 20,000 people arrested and detained following Mahsa Amini’s death, but fear the toll could be much higher.
Rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to end the persecution of Taoufik Bouachrine, and other critical journalists
Rights groups urge the Moroccan authorities not to dispute the European Parliament’s recommendations to uphold freedom of expression, but rather to act accordingly to free all unfairly-imprisoned journalists who are spending years in prison on false charges.
Saudi Arabia: Call for freedom for Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani
The prominent Saudi human rights defender has been forcibly disappeared for more than three months.
Saudi Arabia: Call for release of two Saudi Wikipedians detained since 2020
IFEX and rights groups demand release of Internet activists Osama Khalid, Ziad Al-Sufyani, and others sentenced for online activism.
Bahrain: European Parliament passes resolution after Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s sentencing on new charges
Urgent resolution calls for an end to human rights violations in Bahrain, and the release of all those detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
UN grants consultative status to Gulf Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights
After years of efforts, IFEX members Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Center for Human Rights are finally granted UN ECOSOC consultative status.
Bahrain: Prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja facing trials for protests
Al-Khawaja faces new charges linked to his protests about being denied the right to call his daughters abroad from Jaw Prison.