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On International Day against the Death Penalty, 76 parliamentarians from national and EU parliaments have signed a joint statement expressing concern at the escalation in use of the death penalty in Saudi.
2023-10-10

On a visit to Newcastle on 5 September 2023, ALQST’s Head of Monitoring and Advocacy Lina Alhathloul met local councillors, the media and football fans to talk about Saudi Arabia’s ownership of Newcastle United
2023-09-25

ALQST has recently made three submissions to the UN Human Rights Council, ahead of Saudi Arabia’s fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
2023-09-22

ALQST, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, MENA Rights Group and Right Livelihood delivered two joint oral statements at the UN Human Rights Council's 54th Session
2023-09-20

The US government should publicly call on UAE authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor ahead of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai
2023-09-08

The UK FCDO's recently published 2022 Human Rights and Democracy Report highlights some of the key human rights issues in Saudi Arabia but does not fully reflect the gravity of the situation there.
2023-08-23

In a reply to an Urgent Appeal from seven UN human rights experts, the Saudi government rejects their “profound concern” over death sentences and lengthy prison terms passed on members of the Huwaitat tribe
2023-08-16

Five Gulf-focused human rights NGOs have written to the Premier League and the UK government to express their deep concern over the growing trend of Gulf state ownership of Premier League clubs
2023-08-11

Following a complaint submitted by ALQST for Human Rights and partners, the UNWGAD issued an Opinion qualifying the detention of Saudi activists Salma al-Shehab and Nourah al-Qahtani as arbitrary.
2023-07-07

On 26 June 2023, ALQST and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights delivered a joint oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council’s 53rd Session, addressing deaths in detention and the death penalty in Saudi Arabia
2023-06-27

June 26 marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, coinciding with the entry into force of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
2023-06-26

Two more members of the German Bundestag (MdBs) have adopted Saudi human rights defenders (HRDs) as part of the Bundestag’s “Parliamentarians Protect Parliamentarians” programme.
2023-06-22

Microsoft should suspend its plans to invest in a new cloud data center in Saudi Arabia until it can demonstrate how it will mitigate potential rights abuses, 18 human right groups said today.
2023-05-24

We, the undersigned organisations, express our support for “A People’s Vision for Reform in Saudi Arabia,” the Saudi-led blueprint for democracy and human rights for the people of Saudi Arabia.
2023-05-18

Led by MENA Rights Group, civil society calls on the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) to exclude Saudi Arabia's candidacy as a potential host for World Expo 2030 due to its poor human rights record.
2023-05-16

We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, condemn the use of spyware against journalists and media workers.
2023-05-04