Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: King Overturns 60-Lashes Verdict Against Journalist

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:32:59 -0700

(San'a) - The swift action today by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to overturn a sentence of 60 lashes against a Saudi television producer sent an important message to the country's courts, Human Rights Watch said today.

Returned to Risk

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:40:00 -0700

Returned to Risk

Deportation of HIV-Positive Migrants

Summary

Introduction

International Law

Returned to Risk

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:32:25 -0700

This 27-page report was prepared by Human Rights Watch, Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe, the European AIDS Treatment Group, and the African HIV Policy Network.

Saudi Arabia: New University a Chance to Expand Freedom

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:01:57 -0700

(New York) - The opening today of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thulwa, Saudi Arabia, will test whether the kingdom is prepared to expand academic freedoms and women's rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

Saudi Arabia: Treat Shia Equally

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:15:00 -0700

(New York) - Saudi authorities should treat minority Shia Muslims as equal citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Saudi government also should create commissions to investigate arbitrary arrests of Shia and to recommend steps to end systemic state discrimination, Human Rights Watch said.

Denied Dignity

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:09:00 -0700

Denied Dignity

Systematic Discrimination and Hostility toward Saudi Shia Citizens

Denied Dignity

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:09:00 -0700

This 32-page report documents the sharpest sectarian tensions in the kingdom in years, set off by clashes between Shia pilgrims and religious police in Medina in February 2009, followed by arbitrary arrests of Shia protesters in the Eastern Province in March.

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Human Rights Watch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:56:44 -0700

Saudi Arabia: Counterterrorism Efforts Violate Rights

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:42:54 -0700

(New York) - Saudi Arabia has detained indefinitely more than 9,000 people under its counterterrorism program since 2003, offering many religious "reeducation" instead of judicial review to attain their freedom Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.

Human Rights and Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Response

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:32:00 -0700

This 27-page report documents Saudi Arabia's response to threats and acts of terrorism since 2003, including the indefinite detentions of thousands of people, some of them peaceful political dissidents. The domestic intelligence agency, the mabahith, which runs its own prisons, has prevented effective judicial oversight.