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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

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

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

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

The undersigned organisations, call on The Boeing Company to take a principled stand on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.
2023-03-23

The Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix taking place in Saudi Arabia this weekend (17-19 March), amid intensified repression.
2023-03-18

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

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

On February 6, 2023, al-Rabea was extradited from Morocco despite repeated civil society calls for his release and non-extradition to Saudi Arabia, where he faces credible risks of persecution.
2023-02-16

On 1 February, 2023, after merely one hearing session, Morocco’s Court of Cassation rejected the request to release Hassan Al-Rabea and ruled in favour of his extradition to Saudi Arabia.
2023-02-07

Access Now, ALQST for Human Rights, ARTICLE 19, Global Voices, GCHR and IFEX call for the immediate release of two Saudi doctors and internet activists arrested in 2020 for their online activism.
2023-01-18

Today ALQST publishes a new position paper calling on the United Kingdom to make much more robust use of its close ties with Saudi Arabia to stand up for human rights.
2022-12-07

The undersigned civil society organisations are writing to you to express their grave concern for the wellbeing of detained human rights defender Dr. Mohammed al-Qahtani.
2022-11-25

12 October 2022 marks the 13th anniversary of the establishment of the Saudi Association for Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA), whose members are pioneers and champions of the Saudi human rights movement.
2022-10-12

400 academics, staff and research students from UK universities and colleges have signed an open letter calling on the government to take urgent action in the case of Salma al-Shehab.
2022-09-28

The human rights movement in the MENA region has paid a heavy price for the unlimited and unconditional support provided by the United Kingdom and United States to repressive governments across the region.
2022-09-05