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Report: Amnesty Int'l

Gulf States: Phone searches, arrests exacerbate existing restrictions on trade unions, expression
The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have intensified restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly amid ongoing conflict and economic turmoil, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. These latest measures exacerbate existing restrictions on migrant workers' ability to raise concerns about working conditions in an already repressive environment for migrant workers and trade unions.



