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Saudi Arabia: Dr Al-Hashimi in isolation, victim of ill treatment
KSA - News | 23 July 2009
Dr. Saud Mukhtar Al-Hashimi, arrested with eight other persons on 2 February 2007 by the Intelligence Services (Mabahith) in Jeddah, is currently detained and subject to ill treatment. Due to his hunger strike that began on 1 June 2009 he has been the victim of retaliation.
Saudi Arabia: Recommendations of UPR miss the mark for human rights defenders
KSA - News | 12 June 2009
On 10 June 2009, the Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted the Working Group's report on Saudi Arabia. During their fourth session of the Universal Periodic Review (2-13 February 2009) the human rights situation in Iraq was also discussed. This document reports the findings of the representatives of States present at the meeting and their recommendations, as well as the positions of the state considered.
Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Al-Souidani released from incommunicado detention
KSA - News | 07 June 2009
Alkarama was informed that Abdullah Al-Souidani was released on May 31 2009. The Qatari citizen was stopped at the border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia on 9 May 2009. He was held incommunicado at the Al-Hayr prison without his family being able to reach him. Finally released, he was able to return to Qatar.
Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Al-Souidani held incommunicado, risk of torture
KSA - News | 24 May 2009
Abdullah Al-Souidani, a Qatari national, was arrested on 9 May 2009 on the border with Saudi Arabia where he was planning a visit. He is being held in Al-Hayr prison since without his family being able to receive news of his condition.
Saudi Arabia: The Working Group of the United Nations describes the detention of Abdel Rahman Samara as arbitrary.
KSA - News | 21 April 2009
Alkarama was informed of opinion 31/2008 issued by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in November 2008, which described the detention of Abdel Rahman Samara as arbitrary. This young man, aged 23 at the time of his arrest, is still being detained without having been tried or convicted.