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The state of human rights in Kuwait

Human rights defenders are arrested for defending the rights of the Bedoon (stateless) community on social media, and members of this group are being harassed for promoting online activism and human rights advocates are arrested for speaking out against corruption.

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Please watch the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 to support women human rights defenders

Update: Watch the event video in English on YouTube here! The Gulf Centre for Human rights (GCHR), with the support of 27 partners held the online event,

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GCHR’s activities during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council
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  • BahrainKuwaitMENAUAEYemen
  • 26/10/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

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Generations of naturalised Kuwaiti descendants of a Kuwaiti mother rendered stateless
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  • Kuwait
  • 13/10/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been receiving several testimonies on the catastrophic implications of withdrawing nationality from naturalised citizens in

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