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UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls for immediate release of Saudi women’s rights activists Salma al-Shehab and Nourah al-Qahtani
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
ALQST and GCHR deliver oral statement at UN Human Rights Council addressing deaths in detention and executions in Saudi Arabia
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: MENA states must end practice and hold perpetrators accountable
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
German parliamentarians pledge support for at-risk Saudi human rights defenders
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft Should Suspend Data Center Plans
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
Joint Organisational Statement of Support for “A People’s Vision for Reform in Saudi Arabia”
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
Civil society concerned over Saudi Arabia’s attempt to whitewash its human rights record through the World Expo 2030
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
Advocacy & Campaigns
Joint statement: States must take immediate action to stop spyware threatening press freedom
We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, condemn the use of spyware against journalists and media workers.
2023-05-04
Advocacy & Campaigns
Saudi authorities must release human rights defender Mohammed al-Qahtani and other ACPRA members who are arbitrarily detained
The undersigned human rights organisations call on Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent Saudi human rights defender and ACPRA co-founder Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani.
2023-04-24
Advocacy & Campaigns
UN member states highlight Saudi Arabia’s dire human rights record
During the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council that took place between 27 February and 4 April 2023, several states drew attention to grave and ongoing human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.
2023-04-11
Advocacy & Campaigns
Neom: Get serious about your human rights responsibilities, ALQST challenges companies involved in Saudi megaproject
After a mixed but mostly disappointing response from businesses to questions about the human rights implications of their work on Saudi Arabia’s Neom megacity, ALQST today urged them to engage urgently.
2023-03-31
Advocacy & Campaigns
ALQST and partners deliver oral statement at UN Human Rights Council addressing the increasing repression in Saudi Arabia
On 22 March 2023, during the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)’s 52nd Session, ALQST, MENA Rights Group and Right Livelihood delivered a joint oral statement addressing the increasing repression in Saudi Arabia.
2023-03-23
Advocacy & Campaigns
Open letter: NGOs call on Boeing to urge Saudi Arabia to lift travel bans on peaceful activists
The undersigned organisations, call on The Boeing Company to take a principled stand on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.
2023-03-23
Advocacy & Campaigns
Controversy mounts over Saudi Arabia’s third F1 Grand Prix amid heightened repression
The Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix taking place in Saudi Arabia this weekend (17-19 March), amid intensified repression.
2023-03-18
Advocacy & Campaigns
Saudi Arabia: End male guardianship and discrimination against women
Saudi authorities should take further steps to end discrimination against women and fully dismantle the male guardianship system, elements of which were formally codified into the Personal Status Law.
2023-03-09
Advocacy & Campaigns
Rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to end the persecution of Taoufik Bouachrine, and other critical journalists
The undersigned rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to immediately end the persecution and detention of prominent independent newspaper editor Taoufik Bouachrine.
2023-02-24
