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The state of human rights in Syria
As the country transitions, it is still suffering from the impact of human rights violations from decades of authoritarian rule, including murders, torture, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, and scarce living conditions.
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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 Syria
Human Rights in the Middle East Countries: 2025 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)
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Human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq’s family announces his death
On 31 October 2025, artist Raneem Ma’touq, daughter of prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq, announced her father's death on her Facebook page: "I,
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