The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued Opinion No. 31/2025, concluding that the detention of Yemeni national Mohammed Ali Hussein Al-Wadaei in Saudi Arabia is arbitrary and violates international human rights law. The Group called for his immediate release as well as full reparation.
In its Opinion No. 1/2025, issued on 1 April 2025, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concluded that the detention of Yemeni national Mohsen Saleh Nasser Al-Awlaqi was arbitrary and remains unlawful, in clear violation of international law.
On 30 May 2025, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) issued Opinion No. 37/2025, concluding that the detention of Bassam Al Jalladi, a Yemeni national detained in Saudi Arabia since 2019, is arbitrary.
On 30 October 2024, Alkarama submitted an urgent complaint to the Working Group on Business and Human Rights copying other concerned mandate holders regarding FIFA’s expedited bidding process for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
