human rights violations


A Year of War: Gaza’s Ongoing Genocide, and the Crisis in the West Bank and Lebanon – A Call for Global Action

A Year of War: Gaza’s Ongoing Genocide, and the Crisis in the West Bank and Lebanon – A Call for Global Action

Today marks one year since the war on Gaza began — a year of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and siege. This...

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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
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...

  • Human Rights Defenders
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...

  • Human Rights
GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR’s 19th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR This is the nineteenth periodic report issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) since January 2020, documenting...

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GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR’s 18th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR The first anniversary marked a prominent WHRD’s assassination    The first anniversary of the assassination of a prominent woman human rights defender, nutrition...

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Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

Iraq: GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq

GCHR Introduction This is the seventeenth report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) which covers the reality of...

  • Freedom of Expression
Iraq: GCHR Mourns the Loss of Prominent Human Rights Defender Fatima Al-Bahadli’s Son Ali, Murdered in Basra

Iraq: GCHR Mourns the Loss of Prominent Human Rights Defender Fatima Al-Bahadli’s Son Ali, Murdered in Basra

GCHR The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sorrow about the murder of Ali Karim, the 26-year-old son...

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Strengthening the Rule of Law and Accountability for Human Rights Violations

Strengthening the Rule of Law and Accountability for Human Rights Violations

OHCHR The rule of law and accountability for human rights violations are critical for the prevention of violations, conflict, and...

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Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

Iraq: GCHR’s 14th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations During Popular Protests

GCHR This is the 14th periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on human rights violations in Iraq....

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