Saudi Arabia

The undersigned human rights organizations issue an urgent appeal to the international community and the conscience of the world to take immediate action to save the life of French national Mr. Amr Abdel Fattah, who is at grave risk of death, torture, and enforced disappearance while held in Saudi detention facilities.

On 16 June 2024, Mr Amr Abdelfattah, a French engineer and father of three, was arrested on the esplanade of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during a check related to his pilgrimage permit. After a tense exchange with the police officer conducting the check, whose behaviour was particularly aggressive towards Mr Abdelfattah, he was taken to the Haram police station. 

The family of the Yemeni detainee in Saudi Arabia, Bassam Shukri Al Jalladi, has finally been able to receive a phone call from him after an interruption lasting nearly a year and a half, thanks to the efforts made by his relatives with the administration of Qassim prison, where he is incarcerated.