Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
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.
No to impunity: Murder and grave violations against MENA journalists continue
Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for increased protection of journalists in the MENA region and accountability for their murders.
Saudi Arabia: Ten Egyptian Nubian citizens receive arbitrary prison sentences of up to 18 years
Heavy jail terms handed down for organizers of a public symposium in Riyadh.
Bahrain: Prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and other prisoners of conscience face reprisals
Prison authorities promote a number of perpetrators who have tortured prisoners of conscience in the past.
President Biden’s visit has a negative impact on human rights movement in MENA region
It’s time to end the unconditional support given to oppressive governments in the MENA region.
Saudi authorities must release women’s rights activist Salma al-Shehab
IFEX joins rights groups in strongly condemning the unlawful sentencing of al-Shehab, which marks a further escalation in the kingdom’s crackdown on free speech.
UAE: Authorities continue to hold prisoners of conscience past their sentences and arrest human rights lawyer
Authorities arrest US human rights lawyer Asim Ghafoor, and continue to detain 40 activists after serving their sentences.