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Kuwait

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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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News & Publications

Latest News & Publications from Kuwait

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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Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi sentenced to 15 years in prison
  • News
  • Kuwait
  • 30/01/2026

Press reports have confirmed that blogger Salman Al-Khalidi has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Kuwait. On 11 January 2026, the Kuwaiti Criminal Court

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