Monitoring & Documentation

While civil society in Saudi Arabia has largely been silenced, and individuals communicating with the outside world are at high risk of reprisals, we maintain an extensive network of sources that enables us to closely monitor human rights violations on the ground and bring them to the attention of the international community.

Monitoring & Documentation Wajdi Al-Ghazzawi

Since August 2012, Al-Ghazzawi has been detained at a Mecca Prison in Saudi Arabia after returning from Egypt where he set up home for many years.

2015-04-01

Monitoring & Documentation Isa Marzouq Alnakhefi

Isa Marzouq Alnakhefi is a social and human rights activist who spent nearly two years in prison in Mecca due to his involvements in human rights activism and other social issues.

2014-08-24

Monitoring & Documentation Tawfiq Al Amer

During this current August, the Specialised Criminal Court ruled on Tawfiq Al Amer, a cleric and political activist, to a sentence of eight years.

2014-08-14

Monitoring & Documentation Waleed Sami Abu Al-Khair

Waleed Sami Abu al-Khair, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist. Founder and Director of Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.

2014-04-15

Monitoring & Documentation Abdulaziz al-Ghamdi

On the 8th of April 2014, human rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Ghamdi was arrested by members of the General Intelligence Directorate of Saudi Arabia (GID), following a violent raid at his residence.

2014-04-08