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Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal is Unconscionable
Responding to the news that President Trump has finalized an arms deal with Saudi Arabia during his trip to the…
May 20, 2017
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Trump visit to Saudi Arabia risks giving green light to violations of human rights
The glaring absence of human rights from Trump’s agenda for his trip to Saudi Arabia will only embolden further violations…
May 19, 2017
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Saudi Arabia steps up ruthless crackdown against human rights activists
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have begun the year with an intensified crackdown against human rights activists dealing another heavy blow to…
January 10, 2017
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Saudi Arabia must immediately abandon all use of cluster munitions
Saudi Arabia should immediately abandon all use of cluster munitions, destroy its stockpile and accede to the international Convention on…
December 19, 2016
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Saudi Arabia increases ruthless sentence in unfair trial of human rights defender to 11 years
Saudi Arabian human rights defender, Issa al-Hamid, who received a nine year prison term for his work promoting human rights,…
December 1, 2016
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Saudi Arms Deal Must Be Halted After Failed Senate Vote
A resolution to block the latest arms sale to Saudi Arabia by the Obama administration failed in the Senate today.
September 21, 2016
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Saudi Arabia’s Execution Toll Reaches 100
According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that an execution was carried out in Riyadh…
July 22, 2016
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Suspend Saudi Arabia from UN Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia has committed “gross and systematic violations of human rights” abroad and at home, and used its position on…
June 27, 2016
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UN: Shameful pandering to Saudi Arabia-led coalition over children killed in Yemen conflict
The credibility of the United Nations is on the line after it shamefully caved in to pressure to remove the…
June 7, 2016
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Counterterrorism court sentences activist for exposing systematic human rights violations in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s authorities today continued their relentless efforts to stamp out independent human rights activism by sentencing another key activist…
May 30, 2016
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Saudi Arabia: Counter-terror court sentences human rights activist in relentless onslaught against civil society
The sentencing of human rights activist Issa al-Hamid to nine years in prison and a travel ban of equal duration…
April 24, 2016
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Saudi Arabia: Journalist sentenced to five years in prison for tweets latest victim of ruthless crackdown Â
The sentencing of journalist Alaa Brinji to five years in prison, an eight-year travel ban and a fine of 50,000…
March 25, 2016