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Joint statement
The Saudi Human Rights Commission: 20 years of whitewashing the Kingdom’s human rights record
On the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Saudi Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the undersigned organisations draw attention to the persistent and systemic failure of this institution to function as an independent national human rights institution (NHRI). The SHRC continues to engage in covering up for ongoing violations rather than fulfilling its stated mandate […]
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Joint statement
Saudi Arabia | NGOs call for immediate release of Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi, still held two years after his sentence ended
We, the undersigned organisations, express deep concern over the continued arbitrary detention of the Saudi human rights defender Mohammed al-Bejadi more than two years beyond his sentence. His continuing detention, along with countless others, demonstrates that despite a recent spate of prisoner releases, the Saudi authorities’ severe repression of rights activists and critics remains. We call for his immediate […]
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Joint statement
As Trump visits Saudi Arabia, groups call for the kingdom to end repression of journalists
As global attention turns to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first international visit to Saudi Arabia on May 13, many journalists inside the kingdom will be unable to cover the event as they are behind bars, banned from writing, or silenced by fear of censorship. We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Saudi authorities to release […]
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Joint statement
Saudi Arabia | NGOs call for immediate release of Nourah Al-Qahtani, in solitary confinement and deteriorating health
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are extremely concerned that Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani has been held in solitary confinement in Saudi Arabia since February 2025, precipitating a rapid deterioration of her health, according to ALQST. We call on the Saudi authorities to release her at once and immediately provide her adequate medical care. Al-Qahtani, […]
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Joint statement
Bulgaria: Saudi activist at risk of deportation
Bulgarian authorities should suspend any plans to deport Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman al-Khalidi to Saudi Arabia, and should allow his resettlement to a third country, twenty organizations said today. Bulgarian authorities would violate the Bulgarian, European, and international law obligation of nonrefoulement, which bars returning someone to a country where they would risk facing torture […]
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Letter
Joint Letter to Secretary Rubio Urgently Calls on United States to Help Secure Release of Ahmed Kamel
The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to urgently request the Trump administration to help secure the immediate release of Ahmed Kamel from detention in Saudi Arabia, where he faces imminent extradition to Egypt on bogus charges. Extraditing Kamel […]
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Joint statement
#FreeAhmedKamel: Saudi Arabia must NOT extradite peaceful protester to Egypt, where he would face torture
We, the undersigned organisations, urge the authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia not to deport Ahmed Fathi Kamal Kamel to Egypt, where he would be at high risk of being subjected to torture and other human rights violations. An extradition would constitute a violation of the principle of non-refoulement enshrined in article 3 of the […]
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Joint statement
IWD 2024: CSOs renew their call on Saudi authorities to release jailed women’s rights activists
On International Women’s Day, the undersigned organisations renew their call on Saudi Arabian authorities to release all women human rights defenders (WHRDs), women’s rights activists and their supporters who are detained in contravention of international human rights standards. The organisations further call on Saudi authorities to lift travel bans imposed on WHRDs and their relatives, […]
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Press release
Urgent Call for Action: Bulgaria Should Halt Deportation Proceedings of Saudi Activist Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi
Brussels, February 20, 2024 HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement is outraged by the detention and imminent deportation of Saudi activist Abdulrahman al-Khalidi in Bulgaria. Al-Khalidi is a prominent voice for democratic reforms and human rights in Saudi Arabia. He faces grave danger if he is returned to his home country, where the regime […]
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Letter
Civil society urges French President Macron to consider Saudi Arabia’s horrific human rights record during Crown Prince’s visit to Paris
Palais de l’Élysée 55 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008, Paris France 21 June 2023 Subject: Visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, to France Mr President, We, the undersigned organisations, kindly address this letter to express our deepest concern at the welcoming of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to […]
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Joint statement
Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained
We, the undersigned human rights organisations, call on Saudi authorities to reveal the health condition of and immediately and unconditionally release prominent Saudi human rights defender and co-founder of the now dissolved Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA)*, Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani, who has been detained incommunicado for six months. We also call for the […]
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Letter
Joint Letter to the Prime Minister of Morocco condemning the Extradition of Hassan al-Rabea
Mr. Aziz Akhannouch Head of Government of Morocco Prime Minister’s Office Touarga, Rabat CC: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad; Ministry of Justice; National Human Rights Council Subject: Hassan al-Rabea’s extradition constitutes a grave violation of Morocco’s international obligations To the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mr. Akhannouch: We, the undersigned human […]
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