Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR; Arabic: مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان, romanized: Markaz al-Khalīj li-Ḥuqūq al-Insān) 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]
Founder | Khalid Ibrahim |
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Type | Nonprofit INGO |
Headquarters | Beirut, WC1 Lebanon |
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Services | Protecting human rights |
Fields | Media advocacy, research, lobbying |
Khalid Ibrahim | |
Key people | Nabeel Rajab, Abdulhadi Al-khawaja, Maryam Al-Khawaja |
Website | gc4hr.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]