Saudi Arabia's practice of withholding bodies is torture and abuse, says religious freedom rapporteur

The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, Nazleh Ghania, has highlighted the overlaps between the right to

In a letter to member states of the HRC: Don't fall for Saudi Arabia's attempts to whitewash its violations

In conjunction with the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, the European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR)

Saudi Arabia Manipulates: Death Sentences Reimposed on Juveniles and Protesters After Sham Retrials

The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights has obtained confirmed information indicating that death sentences have

Organizations confirm: Saudi Arabia's executions reflect a pattern of inconsistency and impunity

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned about the impending execution of dozens of

Turk confirms: 113 countries have abolished the death penalty, while Saudi Arabia remains the country with the most executions

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, lamented the dramatic increase in executions globally

In a continuing cycle of whitewashing, Al-Tuwaijri lauds KSA's heading of the Women's Commission and hosting global events

The head of Saudi Arabia's official human rights commission, Hala Al-Tuwaijri, repeated the official promotional rhetoric in her

Without Saudi Arabia's membership: Human Rights Council opens 58th session

he Human Rights Council (HRC) opened its 58th session in Geneva on February 24, 2025, without Saudi Arabia's membership

Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: Two-Faced Kingdom

Amid record-breaking execution numbers, lengthy judicial sentences, and ongoing arbitrary detentions in 2024, Saudi Arabia

The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs

The undersigned organisations call on the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council (AIMC) to cease its facilitation of arbitrary extraditions

Two UN rapporteurs: Saudi Arabia's drug executions violate international law and often target the most vulnerable

Saudi Arabia is violating international law in its insistence that drug and other non-fatal charges are among the most serious

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