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The state of human rights in MENA

Arbitrary arrest and detention remain one of the most pervasive forms of repression used against peaceful human rights defenders across the MENA region, and human rights defenders and other civil society actors continue to face torture and ill-treatment, particularly in places of detention, with impunity.

Urgent actions

Latest Actions from the MENA Region

EgyptIranKuwaitMENASaudi ArabiaSyriaTunisia

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,

1/12/2025 Learn More
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News & Publications

Latest News & Publications from the MENA Region

Tunisia: GCHR mourns the passing of prominent human rights defender Kamel Labidi
  • News
  • MENATunisia
  • 19/01/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns the passing on 16 January 2026 of the highly-respected and admired Kamel Eddine Labidi, a Tunisian human rights defender

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Joint Event “No Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region”
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  • IraqLebanonMENA
  • 4/11/2025

To mark the 12th anniversary of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, observed on 02 November 2025, a group of local, regional, and

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End Impunity, Protect Journalists
  • IranIraqIraqi KurdistanLebanonMENASaudi ArabiaSyriaYemen
  • 2/11/2025
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