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Amnesty International condemned on Monday a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in recent years, highlighting particular concern for capital punishment used in cases of drug-related offenses and the difficulty of foreign nationals in accessing a fair trial.
“Saudi Arabia’s relentless and ruthless use of the death penalty after grossly unfair trials not only demonstrates a chilling disregard for human life; its application for drug-related offenses is also an egregious violation of international law and standards,” said Kristine Beckerle, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Amnesty International’s new report featured a quantitative analysis of over ten years of recorded executions. It noted that between January 2015 and June 2025, the official Saudi press agency acknowledged 1816 executions, nearly a third of which were meted out in cases of drug-related offenses. Three-quarters of those executed for drug-related offenses were foreign nationals. The top nations of origin include Egypt, Ethiopia, and Jordan.
Article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that the death penalty may only be imposed “only for the most serious of crimes.” However, Saudi Arabia is not a party to the ICCPR.
Saudi Arabia refuses to abolish the death penalty, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remarking that even if they wanted to, Saudi Arabia cannot ban capital punishment, as it is taught in the Qur’an.
Amnesty International criticized the additional obstacles that foreign nationals face in attempting to receive a fair trial in Saudi Arabia. The report cited systemic failures to guarantee legal rights, including a lack of legal representatives, inadequate consular support, and no access to effective interpretation. At least four of the 25 case studies examined in the report involved the use of torture to extract confessions.
Saudi Arabia has been a party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment (Torture Convention) since 1997. Article 2(1) of the Torture Convention requires countries to “take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its administration. Article 2(2) prohibits even “exceptional circumstances” from being invoked as a justification for torture.
Amnesty International called for Saudi authorities to reverse course and for the international community to pressure Saudi Arabia to comply with human rights standards.
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“Saudi Arabia’s relentless and ruthless use of the death penalty after grossly unfair trials not only demonstrates a chilling disregard for human life; its application for drug-related offenses is also an egregious violation of international law and standards,” said Kristine Beckerle, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Amnesty International’s new report featured a quantitative analysis of over ten years of recorded executions. It noted that between January 2015 and June 2025, the official Saudi press agency acknowledged 1816 executions, nearly a third of which were meted out in cases of drug-related offenses. Three-quarters of those executed for drug-related offenses were foreign nationals. The top nations of origin include Egypt, Ethiopia, and Jordan.
Article 6(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides that the death penalty may only be imposed “only for the most serious of crimes.” However, Saudi Arabia is not a party to the ICCPR.
Saudi Arabia refuses to abolish the death penalty, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remarking that even if they wanted to, Saudi Arabia cannot ban capital punishment, as it is taught in the Qur’an.
Amnesty International criticized the additional obstacles that foreign nationals face in attempting to receive a fair trial in Saudi Arabia. The report cited systemic failures to guarantee legal rights, including a lack of legal representatives, inadequate consular support, and no access to effective interpretation. At least four of the 25 case studies examined in the report involved the use of torture to extract confessions.
Saudi Arabia has been a party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment (Torture Convention) since 1997. Article 2(1) of the Torture Convention requires countries to “take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its administration. Article 2(2) prohibits even “exceptional circumstances” from being invoked as a justification for torture.
Amnesty International called for Saudi authorities to reverse course and for the international community to pressure Saudi Arabia to comply with human rights standards.
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