Advocacy / Saudi Arabia
Rights groups call for establishment of UN monitoring mechanism over human rights situation in Saudi Arabia
In a joint letter to 48 ministries of foreign affairs from all regional groups at the UN, 40 human rights organisations call on states to advance a resolution at the Human Rights Council addressing ongoing human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
NGOs urge governments to pressure Saudi Arabia to improve rights record following UN review
Following the adoption of Saudi Arabia’s Universal Periodic Review outcome on March 14, MENA Rights Group, Alqst, the Right Livelihood Award Foundation and OMCT called on the international community to maintain pressure on the Saudi government to improve the human rights situation in the country.
Saudi Arabia: Over 50 human rights groups call for immediate release of women’s rights defenders
The following letter was sent to over 30 Ministers of Foreign Affairs of States calling on UN Member States to adopt a resolution at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council calling explicitly for the immediate and unconditional release of the detained Saudi women human rights defenders and establishing a monitoring mechanism over the human rights violations in the country. 19 February 2019 Stand up for human rights in Saudi Arabia and demand the immediate and unconditional release of Saudi women human rights defenders Your Excellency,
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Council Side Event calls for accountability for rights abuses including torture and incommunicado detention of women’s rights defenders
MENA Rights Group hosts its first event at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, taking the form of a panel discussion on the current human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.
Human rights NGOs call on Saudi Arabia to commit to eight specific measures to end the human rights crisis
Saudi Arabia – On international Human Rights Day, commit to these, eight specific human rights initiatives to end the human rights crisis