UN Experts Call on Saudi Arabia to Stop the Deportation of two Uighur Men: a Flagrant Violation of International Laws

United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern that Saudi Arabia has detained two Chinese nationals of the Uighurs since November 2020 without proper legal justification, and intends to extradite them to China.

Flagrant Procrastination in Maliki and Al-Awda’s Trial

For nearly three and a half years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been conducting a single mock trial of the historical researcher Hassan Farhan Al-Maliki and Sheikh Salman Al-Awda

Special rapporteurs call on Saudi Arabia to halt death sentences against two Bahraini citizens, and reiterate concerns about the anti-terror law

On January 22, 2022, the United Nations special rapporteurs sent a letter to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling on it to immediately halt the execution of death sentences against both Jaafar Sultan and Sadiq Thamer,

Saudi Arabia's Widespread and Systematic Violations Prompt the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to Re-request its Visit

قال الفريق العامل المعني بالاعتقال التعسفي التابع للأمم المتحدة، أنه في ظل ادعاءات السعودية استعدادها

Saudi Arabia attacks countries: criticism of the massacre of executions politicizes the work of the Human Rights Council

Saudi Arabia attacked countries that criticized their violations during the discussions of the fourth item of the 49th session of the Human Rights Council. In a speech delivered by its delegate to the council, Faisal Mashari al-Madhi

Denmark expresses concern over Saudi executions

Denmark has expressed its concerns about the mass execution carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a speech delivered by its Ambassador to the Human Rights Council, Mr. Morten Jespersen

ESOHR and Reprieve before the Human Rights Council: Saudi Arabia’s executions are a disregard for its obligations

The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights and Reprieve confirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia openly declared its disregard for international law

The European Union Condemns the Mass Executions in Saudi Arabia

The European Union condemned the execution of 81 people by Saudi Arabia on 12 March 2022. In the statement, the High Representative of the European Union noted

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.

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.

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