Human Rights Defenders


Civil Campaign Documents Over 44 Human Rights Violations in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in One Year 

Civil Campaign Documents Over 44 Human Rights Violations in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in One Year 

The “Protect Iraqi Human Rights Defenders Now” campaign documented 44 different cases of violations against human rights defenders and civil...

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Four Years Since Iraq’s Uprising: Unanswered Demands

Four Years Since Iraq’s Uprising: Unanswered Demands

October 1st, 2019, marked a pivotal moment in Iraq’s history when hundreds of protesters flooded the streets of Baghdad and...

  • Human Rights
Iraqi Defenders after Twenty Years of Change

Iraqi Defenders after Twenty Years of Change

19th of July: Hoqoq Observatory for Human Rights Defenders launched a groundbreaking report shedding light on the challenges and risks...

  • Human Rights
A review of the Human Rights Watch report, the violations still exist and impunity has become a prevalent feature.

A review of the Human Rights Watch report, the violations still exist and impunity has become a prevalent feature.

Edited  by Information Center for Research and Development Team More than 3 months have passed since the formation of Mr....

  • Human Rights
Statement from Protect Iraqi HRDs, NOW! Campaign

Statement from Protect Iraqi HRDs, NOW! Campaign

We demand the immediate release of expert Jassim Al-Asadi Iraq | Baghdad 5th February, 2023 Four days ago, our colleague...

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Urgent Appeal on Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

Urgent Appeal on Human Rights Defenders in Iraq

On 12 December, Iraqi security forces raided the home of a prominent civilian activist and human rights defender (Ammar Hamid...

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Iraqi Kurdistan: GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan Region

Iraqi Kurdistan: GCHR’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan Region

On the 31st of August 2022, the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) has published a report that documents the...

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan region

Gulf Centre for Human Rights’s periodic report on human rights violations in the Kurdistan region

GCHR Security forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan region continue to commit violations against civil society activists and journalists, as well...

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Al-Wazani’s Killing Sparks a New Wave of Protests to Demand Justice for the Victims of the October Uprising

Al-Wazani’s Killing Sparks a New Wave of Protests to Demand Justice for the Victims of the October Uprising

Iraqi activist Ihab Al-Wazni on Sunday, 9th of May, became a new victim in a wave of targeted killings in...

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GCHR Honours Human Rights Defenders in Iraq at its Second Annual Awards Ceremony

GCHR Honours Human Rights Defenders in Iraq at its Second Annual Awards Ceremony

Gulf Center For Human Rights Baghdad – On International Human Rights Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) honoured human...

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