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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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Latest News & Publications from Kuwait

Father of political dissident Fawaz Al-Kathiri arrested
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  • Kuwait
  • 28/02/2026

Since the dissolution of the Kuwaiti National Assembly in May 2024, authorities in Kuwait have continued their systematic repression of public freedoms and the

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Regression of rights escalates amid wide, ongoing campaign of stripping of nationalities
  • News
  • Kuwait
  • 13/02/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is following with deep concern the massive human rights violations in Kuwait after the dissolution of the Assembly Council

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