Saudi Arabia violates Convention on the Rights of the Child: Executes al-Ghamdi for crime that occurred when he was 15 years old
On April 8, 2020, the Saudi government in the al-Bahahregion carried out a qisas
Apr
Denmark expresses concern over Saudi detentions and executions
Denmark criticized the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s continued human rights violations.
Mar
Lives of activists at risk under counterterrorism laws and strict religious interpretations
At the UN Human Rights Council, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia claimed that
Mar
Special rapporteurs call for Saudi Arabia to lift the death penalty against four influential figures: If carried out, the judgments will constitute criminal arbitrary executions for which the state bears responsibility
United Nations special rapporteurs have expressed concerns that the government
Mar
Human Rights Council opens its 43rd session without Saudi Arabia as member
The UN Human Rights Council is holding its 43rd session in Geneva, from 24 February
Feb
Saudi Arabia kills Egyptian citizen on minor charge after unfair trial, disregards family’s request to return the body
On 14 January 2020, in the city of Tabuk, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi
Feb
Saudi Arabia Condemns Abdullah Al-Huwaiti to Death after Covering Up his Torture, Despite Domestic Law Prohibiting the Minor’s Execution
On October 27, 2019, the criminal court in Tabuk in northern Saudi Arabia issued
Dec
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Outraged at the Execution of al-Hawaj and Al Adam
The Groupasserts that Saudi Arabia’s violation of its international obligations
Dec
UN Experts express “shock, dismay, and outrage” at arbitrary execution of Saudi citizen
Today, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD)
Nov
Four years after the UN confirmed heinous violations in his case: Saudi Arabia is close to beheading Jordanian prisoner, Hussein Abu al-Khair
On September 26, 2019, the family of a Jordanian prisoner held by the Kingdom
Oct