Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Women rights defenders face new verdict

On Thursday 28 June 2019, some Saudi women activists attended a new trial session, as [...]

Human Rights Council: Un Special Rapporteur Agnès Callamard Reiterated That Saudi Arabia is Responsible for the Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

On Wednesday 26 June 2019, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions atthe OHCHR [...]

Saudi Arabia: The United Kingdom Has Suspended New Arms Sales to the Saudi-led Coalition Fighting in the Yemen War

On Tuesday 25 June 2019, the Department for International Trade of the British government has [...]

Human Rights Council: Michelle Bachelet Delivers Opening Statements for the 41st Session

On 24 June 2019, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has [...]

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

26 June is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture since the UN [...]

Saudi Arabia: 40 Rights Groups have released a Joint Statement concerning the dramatic situation in Saudi Arabia

Today, Amnesty International has released a public joint statement, signed by the European Centre for [...]

Yemen: UK Court of Appeal has stated that the export of military equipment to Saudi Arabia is unlawful

UPDATE : On 5 July 2019, Corbyn and the Westminster leaders of four other parties [...]

Saudi Arabia: The UN Report on Khashoggi Claims There Is Credible Evidence Linking Prince Mohammed Bin Salman To the Murder

Jamal Khashoggi, prominent Saudi journalist, was killed on 2 October 2018 in the Saudi consulate [...]

United Kingdom: latest FCO human rights report fails to properly address human rights issues in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its annual rights report  which has failed [...]

Saudi Arabia: Murtaja Qureiris is facing death penalty for peacefully protesting at 13 years of age

UPDATE: 18 year-old boy Murtaja Qureiri, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia will not face execution. [...]