Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is an independent non-profit charity that defends human rights in the Persian Gulf and neighbouring states that include, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Iran, Qatar, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Lebanon.[1]

Gulf Center for Human Rights
FounderKhalid Ibrahim
TypeNonprofit
INGO
HeadquartersBeirut, WC1
Lebanon
Location
  • Middle East
ServicesProtecting human rights
FieldsMedia advocacy, research, lobbying
Khalid Ibrahim
Key people
Nabeel Rajab, Abdulhadi Al-khawaja, Maryam Al-Khawaja
Websitegc4hr.org

The GCHR is funded by the Sigrid Rausing Trust.[2] Its vision is "To develop and protect a sustainable network of human rights defenders in the Gulf region."[3] They are based in Lebanon.[4]

The organisation was co-founded by Khalid Ibrahim along with Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Nabeel Rajab, Bahraini activists who have both been jailed in Bahrain.[5][6] Bahraini activist Maryam Al-Khawaja is a co-director of the organisation.[7]

In June 2021, the organisation filled a complaint in France against UAE's official candidate for Interpol's presidency, Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi. The organisation accuses him of being responsible for “torture and barbaric acts” against UAE dissident Ahmed Mansoor.[8]

Activities and Campaigns

On 5 August 2022, GCHR expressed its concern over the safety of four journalists facing death sentence in Yemen. GCHR demanded the immediate release of the journalists named Abdulkhaleq Ahmed Amran, Akram Saleh Al-Walidi, Al-Hareth Saleh Hamid, and Tawfiq Mohammed Al-Mansouri.[9]

On 16 August 2022, GCHR called for the immediate release of a journalist Younis Abdulsalam Ahmed Abdulrahman who was detained over a year ago in Yemen.[10]

References
  1. "Gulf Center for Human Rights". RSF (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  2. "Gulf Center for Human Rights - Grantees - Welcome To The Sigrid Rausing Trust". www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  3. "Gulf Centre for Human Rights | arab.org". arab.org. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  4. "Gulf Center for Human Rights". Human Rights Web Archive @ Columbia University. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. "BAHRAIN: Third Anniversary of Arrest: Calls for the Release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja". doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-0035-2014434. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Nabeel Rajab". Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  7. "Maryam Al-Khawaja, Co-Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights, joins the Real Time Academy!". Shorty Awards Blog. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  8. "'Torture' complaint filed in France against UAE official". Al Jazeera. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. "Gulf Centre for Human Rights". www.gc4hr.org. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  10. "Gulf Centre for Human Rights". www.gc4hr.org. Retrieved 2022-08-16 – via Press Release.


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