Mohammed bin Salman, Exposed: Full Control of the Death Penalty, and No Role for Independent Bodies

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman claimed that Saudi Arabia has "eliminated" the death penalty, with the exception of one category mentioned in the Qur'an.

Before the Human Rights Council: Al-Awwad continues to whitewash and falsify the facts

كررت الممكلة العربية السعودية ادعاءاتها فيما يتعلق بالإصلاحات في مجال حقوق الإنسان. وفي كلمته خلال

The Criminal Court of Tabuk Issued Death sentence on the Minor Abdullah Al-Hwaiti as retribution after the Supreme Court Overturned Ruling to Execute him with Hirabah sentence

On March 2, 2022, the Tabuk Criminal Court issued a verdict to kill the minor Abdullah Al-Hwaiti as retribution, replacing the previous ruling with the Hirabah sentence, which the Supreme Court overturned on November 10, 2021.

Message from UN Experts: Vietnamese Women are Subjected to Human Trafficking in Saudi Arabia

United Nations Special Rapporteurs expressed their fear over the information they received regarding victims of human trafficking of Vietnamese women and girls.

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