groups lobby UN over executions in Saudi Arabia, they executed 81 people, including seven Yemeni nationals and one Syrian
groups lobby UN over executions in Saudi Arabia, they executed 81 people, including seven Yemeni nationals and one Syrian, in a single day.
Three weeks ago, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people, including seven Yemeni nationals and one Syrian, in a single day
The European Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR) and Reprieve, two non-profit organizations based in the UK, have filed a complaint with the UN against Saudi Arabia's mass executions last month.
The NGO Reprieve has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause world leaders to turn a blind eye to Saudi Arabia’s latest human rights violations for the sake of securing lower fuel prices.
On 12 March, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) oversaw the execution of 81 men in the largest mass execution in the country’s recent history.
Two days later, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, condemned the killings, saying that the trials of some victims sentenced to death did not comply with adequate procedural guarantees, and that victims were sentenced for crimes that did not meet the criteria required by international law.
Bachelet also raised concerns about the execution of seven Yemeni nationals, who Riyadh says were executed under charges of supporting the Ansarallah resistance group.
International NGOs such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) have criticized the Saudi judicial system for its injustice and lack of due process.
“People accused of crimes, including children, commonly face systematic violations of due process and fair trial rights, including arbitrary arrest,” said an HRW report from March 2022.
Saudi authorities increased the number of executions last year, with a total of 40 between January and July, more than the total recorded in 2020, according to Amnesty International.
Amnesty International has led the calls for Saudi Arabia to ''abolish the death penalty in the wake of the mass execution, with some of the men executed for allegedly taking part in anti-government protests.''
The European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights put the total number of executions last year at 67, which is 148 percent more than in the previous year.
The death penalty is today rarely applied across the word, but Saudi Arabia is one of 38 countries that continues to apply it.
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