Advocacy & Campaigns

ALQST raises individual cases as well as patterns and new trends of human rights violations with various international, regional and national bodies, including the UN human rights system, EU institutions and the British parliament, as well as individual stakeholders such as diplomats and companies doing business with Saudi Arabia. ALQST also conducts global campaigns via social media activity as well as online materials and in-person protests to raise awareness about human rights violations.

Briefings

Neom: A human rights and environmental impact assessment

Mohammed al-Qahtani: Human rights defender detained beyond sentence expiry

Abdulrahman al-Sadhan: Humanitarian worker sentenced to 20 years in prison

Salma al-Shehab: Women's rights activist sentenced to 27 years in prison

Girls’ and Women’s ‘Care Institutions’ in Saudi Arabia (Dar al-Re‘aya)

A Soft Touch? Human Rights and the UK-Saudi Relationship

Articles

Advocacy & Campaigns Review of Saudi Arabia before a Women’s Rights UN Committee: The failure of a PR show orchestrated by the Saudi government
On March 12th, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) published its recommendations on Saudi Arabia.
2018-03-17
Advocacy & Campaigns Urgent call for release of Saudi human rights defenders
Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia makes his first visits to Western capitals since being appointed as the Kingdom’s heir apparent.
2018-03-09
Advocacy & Campaigns “Moderation” requires tolerance, acceptance of others, free speech and human rights
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said on several occasions recently that he wants to return the country to “moderation”, or “moderate Islam”.
2017-11-06
Advocacy & Campaigns Urgent Need for Independent International Inquiry on Yemen
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
2017-08-29
Advocacy & Campaigns How Saudi Arabia maintains its international image
Like other governments, the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia uses public relations campaigns to maintain its image abroad and to win influence with others.
2017-08-28
Advocacy & Campaigns Human rights and Counter-terrorism: UN expert launches first mission to Saudi Arabia
On 27 April 2017 the United Nations announced that Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, would make an official visit to Saudi Arabia.
2017-04-29
Advocacy & Campaigns International peace day: a human rights focus on Yemen
Peace and human rights go hand in hand – peace is fragile without human rights, and people’s basic rights are trodden underfoot in times of war.
2016-09-22
Advocacy & Campaigns Conference to honor Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Karen Elliott House will present a keynote lecture at an Indiana University mini-conference next week on human rights in Saudi Arabia.
2016-03-15
Advocacy & Campaigns Debate in Westminster Hall on human rights in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is deemed a country of concern by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It has one of the worst records in the world for executions.
2016-03-15
Advocacy & Campaigns A Human Rights Perspective on the new Saudi Government
A Human Rights Perspective on the new Saudi Government.
2015-06-05