Opening of the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council: the High Commissioner Calls on States to Stop Violence and Repression

The Human Rights Council opened its 49th session in Geneva, on February 28, which will run until April 4, 2022. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet,

Saudi Arabia continues to detain the poet Ashraf Fayyad, months after the end of his sentence

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to detain the Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayyad despite the end of his rule.

UN experts: Saudi Arabia Adopts a Pattern of Large-scale Arbitrary Arrests

Independent experts at the United Nations expressed their deep concern about Saudi Arabia’s use of “a pattern of large-scale arbitrary arrests” of individuals, including human rights defenders

The Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia Calls Death Penalty for Saud Al-Faraj

In June 2021, the Public Prosecution in Saudi Arabia demanded the Hirabah sentence to be imposed against Saud Muhammad Al-Faraj.

Jeddah on the Map of Forced Evictions in Saudi Arabia

In January 2022, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began a massive eviction of the residents of several neighborhoods in the city of Jeddah.

Saudi Arabia Threatens to Execute Aqil Al-Faraj with Taazir Sentence

The young man, Aqil Hassan Al-Faraj, faces the imminent danger of death, after the Court of Appeal approved his death sentence

UN Experts Hold the Saudi Government Responsible for the Death of Al-Qarni During his Arrest

United Nations human rights special experts have held the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responsible for the death of Dr. Musa Al-Qarni in prison

The Court of Appeal in Saudi Arabia upholds the verdict of killing two Bahraini youths after an unfair trial

On January 11, 2022, the Court of Appeal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia upheld the Tazir death sentence for the two Bahraini citizens,

Saudi executions in 2021: Fluctuating political stability

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia witnessed a major increase in the number of executions carried out in 2021, compared with 2020,

Saudi Arabia's Detention of Bodies: Continuing Pains

In early January 2016, Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution, the largest in 36 years, against 47 people.