Press Release
Amnesty International USA Urges President Obama to Raise Case of Raif Badawi with Saudi Arabian Monarchy
Ahead of President Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia tomorrow to pay his respects following the death of King Abdullah, Amnesty…
January 26, 2015
Press Release
Following Death of King Abdullah, Amnesty USA Urges U.S. to Support Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International USA is urging members of Congress and the White House to press for human rights reform in Saudi…
January 23, 2015
Press Release
Human Rights "Missing in Action" During President Obama's Saudi Arabia Visit
In response to reports that President Barack Obama did not raise the issue of Saudi Arabia's human rights record when…
March 28, 2014
Press Release
Saudi Arabia: Plans to Defy Ban on Women Drivers this Saturday
A grassroots campaign will call for an end to the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia on Saturday March…
March 26, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Bring a Female Secret Service Driver to Saudi Arabia
Ahead of his visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Amnesty International is calling on President Obama to take a stand…
March 25, 2014
Press Release
Saudi Arabia Must Not Thwart Campaign for Women Drivers
The Saudi Arabian authorities must respect the right of women to drive this Saturday in defiance of a ban on…
October 24, 2013
Press Release
Appeal For Human Rights Defenders Facing up to 11 Years in Jail in Saudi Arabia
The court appeal by two members of a prominent Saudi Arabian human rights organization is a bid for justice amid…
May 28, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Head of state and government King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz The authorities severely restricted freedoms of…
May 23, 2013
Press Release
Five Beheaded and 'Crucified' Amid 'Disturbing' Rise in Executions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia must halt a "disturbing" rise in death penalty usage that has resulted in at least 47 state killings…
May 21, 2013
Press Release
Saudi Arabia Threatens New NGO in an Attempt to Intimidate and Repress Human Rights Activism
Saudi Arabian authorities have interrogated and intimidated four founding members of an emerging human rights group, said Amnesty International, which…
May 1, 2013
Press Release
Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe
In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions…
April 3, 2013
Press Release
Execution of Seven Saudi Arabian Men Act of Sheer Brutality
The execution today of seven men in Saudi Arabia after allegedly being forced to “confess” to charges of armed robbery…
March 13, 2013