Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

A new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documents how in the absence of effective legal mechanisms holding perpetrators accountable, Iraqi civil society activists continue to face torture in detention.

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the release of blogger and human rights defender Raif Badawi, and calls on authorities to lift the ten-year forced travel ban currently imposed on him.

In the decade since the unjust trial of the UAE94, authorities in the UAE have relied heavily on torture to silence peaceful dissenting voices, says a new report from Gulf Centre for Human Rights.

Governments should immediately urge UAE authorities to allow independent and international monitors access to check on the safety of Mansoor and other detained human rights defenders.

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on Jordanian authorities to immediately end repressive measures that have restricted freedoms in the country, including the right to free expression and peaceful assembly.

A new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights examines how authorities in the Gulf region and neighbouring states have used the COVID-19 pandemic to justify increased digital surveillance, and how citizens can better protect their right to privacy, safety, and freedom of expression.

“Someone like Major General Al-Raisi, who oversaw and participated in the torture of innocent citizens, should not head an international law enforcement agency,” said Gulf Centre for Human Rights Executive Director Khalid Ibrahim.

IFEX joins the Gulf Centre for Human Rights and rights groups in marking the International Day to End Impunity by calling for an end to impunity for perpetrators of crimes against journalists in the MENA region.