Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi and other innocent citizens face unfair trial
Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi and other innocent citizens are facing an unfair trial in Oman simply for peacefully expressing their personal opinions about the
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Periodic Report on Serious Human Rights Violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented numerous human rights violations in Yemen over the past three months, perpetrated by parties to the ongoing
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Another unjust court ruling issued against prominent human rights defender Awad Al-Sawafi
Reliable sources have confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that an unjust court ruling has been issued against prominent human rights lawyer Awad Bin
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Government escalates repression against civil society
The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MoSAL) has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across the country, further shrinking
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New report explores the “Constant Crisis” for human rights
Media workers, lawyers and other Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Lebanon report a situation of constant crisis during 2025, with multiple threats challenging their
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi arbitrarily arrested again
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the violent arrest of Iranian human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi forcibly disappeared
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received credible reports confirming that the Internal Security Service (ISS) in Oman arrested human rights defender Talib
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GCHR mourns the death of prisoner of conscience Ali Al-Khaja
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received with deep sorrow the news of the death of Emirati prisoner of conscience Ali Abdullah Al-Khaja at the age of 59, in the
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New Nationality Law compromises principles of justice and rule of law
On 02 February 2025, the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, ratified the new Omani Citizenship Law, and thereby abolished the old citizenship law issued in 2014. The
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