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Amnesty International expressed deep concern over a dramatic increase in executions for drug-related offenses in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, highlighting the fear and uncertainty faced by dozens of men currently on death row.
The organization reported that Saudi authorities have executed at least 31 individuals since January, which is almost double the executions for that same period in 2024. The report indicated that some individuals have been convicted based on confessions obtained under torture or without adequate legal representation, raising serious concerns about the fairness of trials for those accused of drug offenses in the country, as well as about the integrity of the judicial process. Further, the organization also highlighted that families of these individuals have reported receiving no official information about their loved ones’ cases, leading to heightened anxiety and stress.
Amnesty International called on the international community to press Saudi Arabia to adhere to its obligations under international human rights law. Central to this is Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which aims to limit the application of capital punishment to only the most serious crimes. Over the past couple of decades, the international community has increasingly moved towards the abolition of the death penalty, with the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR having been adopted by 90 state parties. However, Saudi Arabia has not acceded to either the ICCPR or the protocol.
Further, this also comes in the context of the Saudi Human Rights Commission previously having announced a moratorium on the death penalty for drug offenses in 2020, but executions resumed in 2022. Further, as per the latest Amnesty report, this reversal has been followed by a dramatic increase in such executions.
In April 2024, a global coalition of human rights organizations sounded the alarm over the fates of young men facing execution for crimes committed when they were minors in Saudi Arabia. Relatedly on April 8, Amnesty International also published its annual report on the use of the death penalty, finding global executions rose dramatically in 2024, with over 40 percent of the executions being tied to drug charges, including in Saudi Arabia. The organization also highlighted that such drug charges disproportionately impact marginalized communities and they have no proven effect in deterring drug trafficking.
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The organization reported that Saudi authorities have executed at least 31 individuals since January, which is almost double the executions for that same period in 2024. The report indicated that some individuals have been convicted based on confessions obtained under torture or without adequate legal representation, raising serious concerns about the fairness of trials for those accused of drug offenses in the country, as well as about the integrity of the judicial process. Further, the organization also highlighted that families of these individuals have reported receiving no official information about their loved ones’ cases, leading to heightened anxiety and stress.
Amnesty International called on the international community to press Saudi Arabia to adhere to its obligations under international human rights law. Central to this is Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which aims to limit the application of capital punishment to only the most serious crimes. Over the past couple of decades, the international community has increasingly moved towards the abolition of the death penalty, with the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR having been adopted by 90 state parties. However, Saudi Arabia has not acceded to either the ICCPR or the protocol.
Further, this also comes in the context of the Saudi Human Rights Commission previously having announced a moratorium on the death penalty for drug offenses in 2020, but executions resumed in 2022. Further, as per the latest Amnesty report, this reversal has been followed by a dramatic increase in such executions.
In April 2024, a global coalition of human rights organizations sounded the alarm over the fates of young men facing execution for crimes committed when they were minors in Saudi Arabia. Relatedly on April 8, Amnesty International also published its annual report on the use of the death penalty, finding global executions rose dramatically in 2024, with over 40 percent of the executions being tied to drug charges, including in Saudi Arabia. The organization also highlighted that such drug charges disproportionately impact marginalized communities and they have no proven effect in deterring drug trafficking.
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