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Protecting Human Rights Defenders to Promote Freedom, Peace and Justice in the MENA region
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is an independent, non-profit NGO that provides support and protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) in order to promote human rights, including but not limited to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
By donating to GCHR, you are helping us protect and support Human Rights Defenders across the MENA Region.
Support Us Protection To provide protection for human rights defenders, including journalists and Internet activists, and enhance their effectiveness online and offline.
Awareness To raise awareness locally, regionally and internationally about issues pertaining to HRDs at risk.
Advocacy To enable a safer environment for human rights defenders at risk, through advocacy at regional fora and via international mechanisms.
Networking To facilitate networking and exchanges between human rights defenders, partner organisations and social movements.
Bahrain Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria UAE Yemen MENA WHO WE ARE Facilitators of vibrant civic spaces in the Gulf region
Founded in 2011 by human rights defenders in the MENA Region, GCHR is based in Lebanon and documents the environment for human rights defenders in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries.
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Bahrain Human rights defender Naji Fateel re-arrested
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the immediate release of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Naji Fateel, who was re-arrested on 18 August 2026,
26/08/2026 Learn More Tunisia Appeal to stop imprisoning journalists and human rights defenders
Update: Journalist Zied El-Heni is scheduled to appear under new charges before a criminal chamber specialising in terrorism cases at the Tunis Court of First
30/07/2026 Take Action Tunisia Join the call to free journalist Zied El-Heni
Update: The hearing of journalist Zied El-Heni in Tunisia was postponed to 19 June 2026, when he will appeal his one-year prison sentence. His appeal hearing finally
10/06/2026 Take Action Yemen Human rights lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra must be released
Prominent human rights lawyer Abdulmajeed Sabra remains arbitrarily detained nearly eight months after his arrest in the capital, Sana’a, by the de facto government,
14/05/2026 Take Action News & Publications Recent News & Publications
Revised nationality legislation violates basic human rights requirements Publications
Highlights of the Report Kuwait revised its 1959 Nationality Law on 2024 -2026. As of September 2026, the Nationality Law became more restricted and enacted through
Read Report Authorities deepen democratic backsliding by targeting women’s voices Publications
Seventy years after the promulgation of the Personal Status Code, a victory for Tunisian women who have long struggled for and cherished it, they now face the dilemmas
Read Report Kuwait: Revised nationality law severely impacts human rights Kuwait
Kuwait: Court of Cassation issues prison sentences for large number of MPs Kuwait
Periodic Report on Serious Human Rights Violations Yemen
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