21 March 2011

Saudi Arabia: Dozens arrested during protests outside Interior Ministry in Riyadh

Dozens were arrested outside Saudi Interior Ministry in Riyadh, yesterday 20 March 2011, during protests by family members of arbitrary detainees in Saudi Arabian prisons. Mubarak Bin Zair, son of Said Bin Zair, is amongst those arrested.

Alkarama denounces the arrests and continues to bolster its condemnation of arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia.

The families of abitrary detainees should be allowed to freely expresses their grievances against the Saudi regime's continued refusal to address the phenomenon of illegal detention without trial or charge.

A list of those arrested to follow shortly.

Syria - HR Instruments

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Convention against Torture (CAT)

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Art. 20 (Confidential inquiry): No
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International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED)

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

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National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)

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