Reports
- TRIAL OBSERVATION REPORT: Case Number 17/2013 “THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 94” / March 2013
- The GCHR 2013 Annual Report / Attacks on Human Rights Defenders Continue
- European Resolution on the UAE: "Biased and Prejudiced?" / Mission to UAE investigates crackdown on free expression in which 64activists have been detained
- Bahrain: The government continues to attack journalists and target press freedom
- International Mission to Bahrain Report / Justice Denied in Bahrain: Freedom of Expression and Assembly Curtailed
News from International Organizations
- UAE: Cameron Should Press Rulers on Torture
- Report on Bahrain’s Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fadhel Al - Buainain and his position in the International Association of Prosecutors
- Ceartas submits complaint to Int’l Association of Prosecutors urging expulsion of Bahrain Attorney General
- Arab Working Group for Media Monitoring met the Tunisian Minister of Human Rights
- Bahraini rights defender denied the right to a fair trial
Written by HRDs and Journalists
News from Syria
Syria: Free Syrian Arab Red Crescent Volunteer Mohammed Atfah
On 03 February 2013 members of the Army security arbitrarily arrested Mohammed Atfah while he was crossing a checkpoint in his home city of Homs. Mohammed Atfah was born on 01 January 1993. He worked…
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Syria- Mounting concerns over health of human rights lawyer Khalil Matouk who remains in incommunicado and arbitrary detention
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information from reliable sources that human rights lawyer Khalil Matouk remains in incommunicado and arbitrary detention and is being denied access…
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Syria: Human Rights Defender Ayham Mustafa Ghazzoul tortured to death while in custody at the Air Force Intelligence
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) very sadly received reports from reliable sources inside Syria confirming that on 09 November 2012 human rights defender, and member of the Syrian Center for Media…
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Syria: Serious concern expressed for humanitarian activist Houssam Youssef after his disappearance and reports of alleged torture
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information regarding reports of alleged torture endured by humanitarian activist Houssam Youssef who was active in collecting information about violations…
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Take Action Now : Syria: Free Bassel Khartabil held in arbitrary detention since 15 March 2012
On 15 March 2012, information technology expert Bassel Khartabil was detained in a wave of arrests in the Mazzeh district of Damascus. According to Bassel Khartabil’s relatives, approximately…
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Syria- Serious concern expressed for Red Crescent volunteer Muhammad Raed Al-Tawil as reports of his torture unfold
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information regarding the treatment of Red Crescent volunteer Muhammad Raed Al-Tawil who is currently in detention in Al-Khatib state security prison…
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