Briefings
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MENA Rights Group, Amnesty International, ALQST for Human Rights and the European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights call on Saudi Arabia to improve women's rights in the country and to abide by the CEDAW.
2024-11-20

ALQST publishes in-depth briefing on the human rights and environmental concerns surrounding Saudi megacity project.
2024-11-19

A flawed human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s FIFA 2034 World Cup bid by AS&H Clifford Chance leaves the global firm at risk of being linked to abuses which result from the tournament.
2024-10-28

ALQST for Human Rights condemns the Saudi authorities’ persistent efforts to whitewash their human rights record through high-profile international engagements.
2024-10-16

Ahead of the 9 October UN Human Rights Council election at the UN General Assembly, we wrote an open letter to urge delegations to refrain from voting for Saudi Arabia.
2024-10-02

In his latest annual report on reprisals presented on 17 September 2024, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres drew attention to Saudi human rights defenders Loujain al-Hathloul and Mohammed al-Qahtani.
2024-09-27

40 NGOs call on Saudi Arabia to free all individuals arbitrarily detained solely for their online expression ahead of hosting the 2024 United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh.
2024-09-06

Over 30 US lawmakers have written to US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging them to press immediately for the unconditional release of prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia.
2024-08-08

Saudi Arabia’s contradictory response to its fourth UPR, the outcome of which has now been adopted, casts doubt on the sincerity of its stated intention to improve its dismal human rights record
2024-07-23

On 5 July 2024, during the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of Saudi Arabia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), ALQST’s Lina Alhathloul and Celia Le Noe delivered joint oral statements alongside partner NGOs.
2024-07-16

As the second week of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)’s 56th session comes to an end, ALQST thanks our partners for our collaboration to bring human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia to the HRC's attention.
2024-06-28

ALQST is delighted that detained Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair has been chosen to receive the Anna Dahlbäck Foundation Memorial Fund bursary for 2024.
2024-06-27

The interactive dialogue with the special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 25 2024 should condemn the situation of migrants’ rights in Saudi Arabia.
2024-06-26

Following the UK general election on July 4, ALQST urges UK MPs to make more robust use of the UK’s close ties with Saudi Arabia to actively promote human rights there.
2024-06-13

A team of senior ALQST staffers recently returned from a successful trip to the United States.
2024-06-06

As a 450-strong British delegation travels to Riyadh to take part in a government-led UK-Saudi trade expo, ALQST urges business leaders taking part to closely examine their corporate responsibilities.
2024-05-15